Rights Respecting Schools - Level 1 recognition

At Kirklandneuk Primary School we are currently working towards Level 1 recognition for our Rights Respecting Schools Award.

The Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) recognises achievement by putting the United Nation Conventions on the Rights of a Child (CRC) at the heart of all of a school's planning, practice, policies and ethos.  A rights-respecting school not only teaches about children's rights but also models rights and respects in all relationships: between teachers/adults and pupils, between adults and between pupils.

Every Thursday 3-4pm Mrs Coyle and Mrs Maxwell run a Rights Respecting Schools Club for a range of pupils from P1-P7.  At this club pupils learn about rights and respecting others, CRC articles and lots about customs and traditions in other countries.  We also hold special meetings where we talk about how we can promote our rights in the school and our local community and we host fundraising events and assemblies for different charities.

Look for our special Rights Respecting Schools display outside Room 7.  There are also displays in the upper and infant breakout spaces showing us what rights we have.  Around the school we have displayed articles of the Rights of the Child that relate to us, see if you can spot them! 

In our school foyer our school charter is displayed and every class has their own class charter where the pupils have agreed to the rights that relate to their class.  All class charters are displayed in each classroom in an attractive and meaningful way.

On Thursday 9th January Kirklandneuk Primary are being assessed for Level 1 Recognition.  Outside assessors will be visiting our school to look at everything we have done to work towards our Rights Respecting Schools Award.  Good luck everyone!