Respecting Children’s Rights

and

Promoting Awareness

It all started in 2007 when our head teacher Mrs Leishman and two pupil

representatives attended a conference about

RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOLS.

Miriam and Calum, who were in P6 at the time, asked if CRAIGHEAD PRIMARY

could work towards achieving this status.

2007 - 2008

So we contacted UNICEF and began to learn about how to promote the rights of children everywhere.

THE COMMITTEE Then we formed a

Rights Respecting School Committee.

Each class had two pupil representatives (P3-7)

We invited parent and community representatives to join us.

Article 28. All children have a right to education.

Article 31. All children have a right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of activities.

• In December 2008 Craighead achieved the status of Rights Respecting School.

• We were awarded Level 1 by the WORLDWIDE children’s charity UNICEF.

RRS AwardIn January we received

our award from

presented by Gordon Currie.

Children at Craighead have always been….

• Treated fairly and valued

• Listened to

• Challenged and encouraged

listen

encourage

challenge

Article 29. Article 29. Schools should help children Schools should help children develop their skills and personality fully.develop their skills and personality fully.

At At CraigheadCraighead every child is every child is

encouraged to set personal targets.encouraged to set personal targets.

• A Pupil Council

• An Eco Committee

• A Fairtrade committee

• A RRS Committee

Article12. You have the right to speak and have your opinions listened to. You can speak through your class reps and you can use the suggestion boxes in classes. Any adult in school will find time to listen to you.

• Suggestion boxesSuggestion boxes • Water fountainsWater fountains

• Healthy lunchesHealthy lunches • A Clean, safe environmentA Clean, safe environment

Article 24.Article 24. You have the right to clean water, nutritious food and a clean You have the right to clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment, so that you will stay healthy.environment, so that you will stay healthy.

We Care!

Article 36. You should be protected from any activities that could harm your development. Our Safety Policy ensures that school activities are risk assessed.

Article 39. If you have been hurt or badly treated you have the right to special support to help you recover. First Aiders will help you and will ask for outside help if needed.

Every Year ….

We raise funds for charity including

CHILDREN IN NEED

to help children whose rights are being ignored.

FUNDRAISING at Craighead

Children regularly raise

money for children’s charities

by baking and selling cakes.

• We’re linked with a school in Malawi and we are helping the children there in their rights to

• FREE EDUCATION• FRESH WATER• FOOD• HEALTH

Articles 24, 28 and 29. You have the right to education. Children should be encouraged and helped to reach their full potential.

FAIRTRADEFAIRTRADE

• Craighead Primary is also a Craighead Primary is also a Fairtrade Fairtrade school. school. We promote the fairtrade ethos by having a We promote the fairtrade ethos by having a Fairtrade Tuckshop and encouraging everyone Fairtrade Tuckshop and encouraging everyone to buy fairtrade if they can.to buy fairtrade if they can.

ECO SchoolECO School

We are also an ECO SCHOOL and work We are also an ECO SCHOOL and work hard to look after our environment.hard to look after our environment.

ARTICLE 24. ARTICLE 24. You have the right to a clean environment so You have the right to a clean environment so that you will stay healthythat you will stay healthy

What else have we been doing?

• We produced our own leaflet showing how we promote the Rights of the Child

• We designed posters and put them up all over the community

• We are taking our displays out into the local community to let everyone know

• We are also taking them out into the wider community

Where have we been?

We represented East Dunbartonshire at THE SCOTTISH LEARNING FESTIVAL at the SECC, showing our displays and handing out our leaflets.

We took our display to THE ETHCO CONFERENCE at Strathclyde University and our committee members for P5 &P6 talked to the delegates about our work.

AND……

Some of the committee members went to

KIRKINTILLOCH POLICE STATION

and also

EDC EDUCATION COMMITTEE

where they talked to large groups about Children’s Rights and what our school is

doing to promote them.

What else are we doing?

• We think about children’s rights in our everyday work at school.

• We want to let even more people who work in the community and people who work with children know about children’s rights.

• We are working with Chikololere School in MALAWI to help them teach children’s rights.

Good News!!!!!

Craighead Primary was awarded the Advanced level of the Rights Respecting School award in November 2009.

Tam Baillie, the Children’s Commissioner in Scotland came to school on the 3rd of December to present our award.

Moving forward in 2010/11

We set up even more pupil committees to ensure our children have a voice. Our committees such as Glow, Website and Playground, along with our established committees, meet and feed back to classes monthly.

Also…

• We sent plans for lessons on children’s rights to the teachers in Chikololere School to help them move towards becoming a Rights Respecting School

• We participated in a Glow Meet with Tam Baillie, Commissioner for Children in Scotland

Malawi UpdateMalawi Update Two teachers from Two teachers from ChikololereChikololere School did visit us School did visit us

in December 2010 and took part in our lessons on in December 2010 and took part in our lessons on Children’s Rights.Children’s Rights.

Then Then Mrs Leishman Mrs Leishman and and Mrs Winter Mrs Winter visited visited

Chikololere in March 2011 and worked with the Chikololere in March 2011 and worked with the staff and children there.staff and children there.

They saw lots of good work being done to promote They saw lots of good work being done to promote the rights of the child. the rights of the child.

RRS AWARD ASSESSORSRRS AWARD ASSESSORS

In October 2010 the committee members In October 2010 the committee members were trained by were trained by Bruce Wilkinson of Bruce Wilkinson of UNICEF UNICEF as assessors for the Rights as assessors for the Rights Respecting Schools Awards.Respecting Schools Awards.

We are now able to assess other schools We are now able to assess other schools in their bid to gain the RRS Awards.in their bid to gain the RRS Awards.

January 2011January 2011

Two of our pupil representatives (Two of our pupil representatives (Robbie Robbie P7 P7 and and Hazel P4Hazel P4) went with ) went with Mrs Mrs Leishman, Mrs DarganLeishman, Mrs Dargan and and Bruce Bruce Wilkinson Wilkinson to a primary school in Blantyre.to a primary school in Blantyre.

We were assessing them for We were assessing them for Level One Level One of of the the RRSARRSA, so we spoke to children and , so we spoke to children and staff and we looked at all the work they staff and we looked at all the work they had been doing.had been doing.

We recommended a We recommended a PASSPASS and gave them and gave them advice on how to gain a Level Two Award.advice on how to gain a Level Two Award.