• Throughout our school from Early Years to Year 6, children are explicitly taught Articles of the CRC and can talk about their rights with conviction. In Early Years – Year 1, children begin learning about Rights of the Child through our Rights Bees! (Be Healthy, Be Safe. Be You. Be Heard) as children progress to KS1 and KS2 they are explicitly taught about their rights in weekly Rights Respecting Story-Led Assemblies which allow pupils to discuss, share and debate thinking around their rights together.
• We use the child friendly phrasing ‘Rights are things that all children need and adults should protect’ to reinforce to children that their rights are universal and unconditional.
• We use rights respecting talk to clarify moral dilemmas and consider rights respecting approaches throughout our school.
• We use rights respecting language and oracy to reinforce and promote high quality talk about rights in the classroom.
• Alongside our Rights Lead Ms Summers, our Rights Respecting Ambassadors meet to champion and use their voice to make sure all children’s rights are respected and protected at our school every fortnight.
• Parents at The Winns are engaged with articles through exploring our website, communications and Winns Weekly newsletters which highlight children’s rights. We are always thinking and exploring how we can work within our community to champion rights and act in the best interests of every child.

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The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child

The Convention is made up of 54 articles which explain what children’s rights are.

Articles 1-42 relate specifically to what children and adults can do to ensure all children’s rights are met. These rights will be learned, taught, practiced, respected and promoted by the whole school community.

Articles 43-54 relate to how the Government will ensure these rights are met.

UNICEF has shown that when children are taught about their rights they have:

• Improved self-esteem and feelings of being valued and listened to.
• Increased levels of respect for each other, leading to improved relationships with other pupils and with staff.
• A sense of security as rights-respecting language and behaviour is used consistently throughout the school.
• Improved attainment and attendance, and a reduction in exclusions.
• An understanding and respect of religions, cultures, beliefs and abilities different to their own.
• A wider and deeper understanding of the world in which they live.