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We strongly believe that respecting

childrens rights and giving value to theirvoice, will have a major impact on their

development as responsible and valued

members of society.

Why did we become a

Rights Respecting School?

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What Makes Mudeford Junior School a

Rights Respecting School?As a school we.

fully support the UNCRC

strive to create an atmosphere where everyones rights arerespected

constantly use rights respecting language

regularly refer to the articles in the convention

( through everyday life and during lessons) provide opportunities for the pupil voice to be heard

involve pupils in decision making

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Article 12 - Children have the right to say what they think

should happen when adults are making decisions which

affect them, and to have their opinions taken into account

These rights have been met in our school through:-

Class charters

Lunchtime charters

Class councils

School council

Head teacher forums Subject leader forums

Participation in staff interviews

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Class Charters

Children list their rights

Discussion and agreement of rights

Children think about responsibilities

Discussion and agreement of responsibilities

Class charter is produced and signed

Charter is displayed on class notice board Charter is reviewed regularly

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Lunchtime Charters

All the children were involved.

Lunchtime supervisors were involved.

Together a list of rights was established.

Each right was balanced with a responsibility.

Rules were out Rights and Responsibilities were in!

Charters were drawn up and signed by classrepresentatives and lunchtime supervisor representatives.

Charters are displayed in all classrooms and in sharedareas.

Article 31 All children have a right to relax and play, and

to join in a wide range of activities

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The School Council

* Class councils are held

* School councillors meet monthly

Meetings are run by the children (link teacher present)

Various projects are undertaken

Children are involved in fund raising

School community is kept informed by newsletters

produced by the children.

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The concept of childrens rights extends beyondthe school community.

Our children need to know and understand what ishappening in:-

the local community

the global community

They need reliable information at a level they can

access

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We subscribe to

The Childrens Newspaper We receive copies every half term

All classes receive 10 copies for pupil access.

Newspapers are paid for from funds raised by the children Pupils select articles which are displayed on newsboard

Article 17 is displayed with all news

Article 17Children have the right to reliable

information from the mass media. Television,

radio and newspapers should provide information

that children can understand

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ARTICLE 28

All children have a right to primary education, which

should be free. Wealthy countries should help poorercountries to achieve this.

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As part of a rich country, we wanted to take action!

We decided to sponsor a child

ALL ABOUT ESTHER

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This is where she goes to school

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The classrooms are very plain

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She lives with her mother, sister and brother in a single

roomed mud hut. They sleep together on one mattress

They do not have a toilet, bathroom or kitchen.

They cook and wash outside.

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Most children (including Esther) have to walk a long way

to school and they face many dangers on the way

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Like Esther all these children want to go to school and learn.

Esther wants to be a nurse.

The sponsorship money we send ensures that she is given her

right to an education.

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Our children are beginning to understand their

rights and accept their responsibilities, whilstthinking about the rights of all children in ourglobal community.

We know that todays children are the citizens oftomorrow.

As adults at Mudeford Juniors we try to lead byexample whilst embracing change and new ideas.

We achieved the RRS award Level in 1 in 2006and Level 2 in 2008 and are now waiting toreconfirm accreditation in 2011

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