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SCIENNES PRIMARY SCHOOL RIGHTS RESPECTING

SCHOOLS AWARD

LEARNING INTENTIONS

• Raise awareness and develop knowledge and understanding of the Rights Respecting Schools Award and the UNCRC

• Self- evaluate our practice in light of the UNCRC

RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOLS

AS A FRAMEWORK FOR

RIGHTS BASED LEARNING

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Key elements of Rights Respecting Schools Award

•Baseline questionnaires•RRSA steering group – Pupil Council•School Action plan (SQIP)•CPD•Rights-respecting values in policies and practice•The school has a rights-respecting ethos•The whole school community learns about the CRC. •Children are empowered as active citizens•Self-evaluation•External assessment

TIMESCALES: Started September 2015Recognition of Commitment submitted 1st Nov

Where next?Level 1 Award by June 2017Level 2 Award by June 2019

ROC NOW AWARDED!

RECOGNISING

Rights Based Learning

How Good is Our School? HGIOS 4

HGIOS QI 3.1 ENSURING WELLBEING, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION

Features of highly-effective practice:• The whole learning community has a

shared understanding of wellbeing and the children’s rights.

Challenge questions:• How well do all staff know and

understand GIRFEC, the wellbeing indicators, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child?

SHANARRIGIRFEC

Health and WellbeingSocial Wellbeing: As I explore the rights to which I and others are entitled, I am able to exercise these rights appropriately and accept the responsibilities that go with them. I show respect for the rights of others.

Learning for Sustainability“Learning for Sustainability (LfS) enables learners, educators, schools and their wider communities to build a socially-just, sustainable and equitable society.

An effective whole school and community approach to LfS weaves together global citizenship, sustainable development education, outdoor learning and children's rights to create coherent, rewarding and transformative learning experiences.

• All learners should have an entitlement to learning for sustainability

• In line with the new GTCS Professional Standards, every practitioner, school and education leader should demonstrate learning for sustainability in their practice

GTCS Professional Standards

GLOBAL GOALS

Sustainable Development

GLOBAL GOALS

• End poverty• Challenge inequality• Fix climate change

RESOURCES

RESOURCES

Recognising Rights:P3 Leading Harvest Appeal

£2700!9 Playgrounds!

Recognising Rights:1:5 Poverty Awareness Pilot

Pupil Council Leaders

Recognising Rights:P5 Financial Education

Recognising Rights:ECO Third Green Flag

Recognising Rights:Food Focus

Recognising Rights:Assemblies

Recognising RightsPlayground Outdoor Learning:

Article 31 The right to play

PICK A CARD, ANY CARD

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

AGREEDISAGREE MIDDLE

All children are entitled to the rights of the UNCRC

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

AGREEDISAGREE MIDDLE

Children need to be taught about their responsibilities when learning about their rights.

Children’s Rights are…

UNIVERSAL – apply to allINALIENABLE – cannot be given awayINVIOLABLE – cannot be taken awayINDIVISIBLE – all apply

BUTduty bearers can intervene in best

interests of child

FIND THREE PARTNERS with a DIFFERENT CARD

UNCRC FAMILIARISATION and SELF-EVALUATION

• Support children to know about UNCRC and Global Goals • Support Pupil Council reps through regular class meetings,

Become familiar with UNCRC and Global Goals • Create Class Charters• Make links in curriculum obvious (e.g. P3 Syrian Appeal;

P5 Wants and Needs in Financial Education; Health and Wellbeing; Keeping Myself Safe; Eco; Pupil Voice/Participation) 

• Share with us / Blog• Resources box – posters/ books/ wants and needs pack

Where Next?

Stage FoldersOutRight House Assemblies 20th NovemberMore opportunities for UNCRC familiarisationHopscotch Theatre for P1-7 in March

Where Next?