The RRSA recognises achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at the heart of a school’s planning, policies, practice and ethos.
For a school to be accredited as rights-respecting it must show evidence that it has reached all four of the following standards:
- Standard A: Rights-respecting values underpin leadership and management
The best interests of the child are a top priority in all actions. Leaders are committed to placing the values and principles of the CRC at the heart of all policies and practice.
- Standard B: The whole school community learns about the CRC
The Convention is made known to children and adults. Young people and adults use this shared understanding to work for global justice and sustainable living.
- Standard C: The school has a rights-respecting ethos
Young people and adults collaborate to develop and maintain a rights-respecting school community, based on the CRC, in all areas and in all aspects of school life.
- Standard D: Children are empowered to become active citizens and learners
Every child has the right to say what they think in all matters affecting them and to have their views taken seriously. Young people develop the confidence, through their experience of an inclusive rights-respecting school community, to play an active role in their own learning and to speak and act for the rights of all to be respected locally and globally.
A school uses the standards and other guidance provided to plan and monitor progress.
