UNICEF – Rights Respecting Schools
Holy Cross is working with UNICEF on their Rights Respecting Schools programme. The Rights Respecting Schools Award puts children’s rights at the heart of schools in the UK.
UNICEF works with schools to create safe and inspiring places to learn, where children are respected, their talents are nurtured and they are able to thrive. The Rights Respecting Schools Award embeds these values in daily school life and gives children the best chance to lead happy, healthy lives and to be responsible, active citizens.
UNICEF Ambassadors
As part of our Rights Respecting Schools programme we have established a team of ambassadors
to help Miss Baptiste and Miss Panchoo guide us on our journey. We look forward to the programme and these children playing their important role in this.
We are delighted to announce that we are now officially a Silver School! We had a meeting on Wednesday morning with an assessor and she was extremely impressed with the work that we have done here at Holy Cross. It is so important that our lovely children have the rights that they entitled to and that they know about these rights. My thanks to Miss Baptiste, Miss Panchoo and Mr Foster for spending a considerable amount of time working on this application and with the children.
We are continuing our work on the Rights Respecting Schools programme along with our fabulous team of UNICEF Ambassadors. Each week the programme focuses on some of the articles from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). We will share these with you each week through the newsletter and discuss them with children in School. We want our children to understand their rights and to be aware of the importance of them in our lives. The website is full of interesting information, please do take a look.
This week we are looking at:
This week, in conjunction with Sports Week, our UNICEF Rights Respecting School focus has been on the importance of sports and physical activity, linked to UNICEF Article 31, which emphasises every child’s right to participate in play and recreational activities. We celebrated major sporting events such as the current Euros and the forthcoming Olympics in Paris, discussing their significance in promoting unity, perseverance, and international cooperation. These events highlight the incredible achievements of athletes and the power of sports to inspire and bring people together.
For our UNICEF homework, children are encouraged to create a poster showcasing a sporting figure, past or present, who inspires them. This activity aims to recognise the positive influence of athletes and celebrate their contributions to sports and society.
Using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) UNICEF works with schools across the country. The Award recognises a school’s achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into practice within the school and beyond