[hr-education] UNICEF-UK Rights Respecting School Award

The Rights Respecting School Award is currently being piloted in over 30
schools across the United Kingdom. It will be launched in autumn 2006.

This new nationwide award scheme promotes the United Nations Convention on
the Rights of the Child as the basis for enhancing teaching, learning,
ethos, attitudes and behaviour.

A Rights Respecting School not only teaches about children’s and human
rights but also models rights and respect in all its relationships:
teacher/adults-pupils; pupils- teacher/adults; pupils-pupils.

The Award programme is complementary to the Healthy Schools Award and Eco
Schools and can be part of a programme to build a positive school ethos.

Participating Schools receive: 

- Free in-school support from their local UNICEF Education Officer 
- Free in-service training for Teachers, Support Workers, Governors and 
Lunchtime organisers. 
- Free UNICEF resources 

The Award is open for all schools: nursery, first, primary, middle,
secondary and special.

For a school to receive the RRS Award, they must show evidence that they
have reached the required Standard in each of four Aspects:

1. Knowledge and understanding of the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child (UNCRC) amongst the school community and its relevance
to the school ethos and curriculum.

2. Teaching and learning styles and methods are commensurate with
knowledge and understanding of children’s rights.

3. Pupils actively participate in decision making throughout the school.

4. Provision of professional development to support rights as part of the
school ethos, curriculum and culture.

Schools that meet the Rights Respecting School criteria will receive our
Rights Respecting School Award certificate and digital logo.

If you would like more details of the scheme, or perhaps are already
working along these lines in your school, please phone UNICEF Education on
020 7312 7613 (London).

 

 

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