RRSA Conference 2025

A child rights approach to inclusion

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Our annual online event is a chance to come together so we can celebrate and be inspired by our shared commitment to child rights education.

The RRSA Conference 2025 will focus on best practice approaches to inclusion and navigating the tensions between securing the rights of each individual child alongside the rights of the wider school community.

Full details of speakers and sessions to be announced.

Tickets are free for RRSA member schools and to any London schools considering RRSA as part of the Mayor of London’s Inclusion Charter. £50.00 per person for others.

About this event

The RRSA conference is open to teachers and other staff from schools already involved in RRSA but will be particularly relevant for those working in a leadership roles or those leading RRSA work in their setting. It will also be of interest to those considering RRSA membership and to anyone with an interest in child rights and inclusion.

The conference is held in early October each year and runs as a morning event, between 9:15 and 12 noon, on Microsoft Teams.

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Session Recordings from Conference 2024 - school leadership within the framework of child rights education

Session Recordings from Conference 2023

This session on UNICEF’s work in education globally was led by Kate Cotton, Senior Programme Specialist (Education) UNICEF UK.

Introduction from Isobel Mitchell, Professional Adviser RRSA

Session PowerPoint pack

The Child Rights Journey in Scotland with Maxine Jolly, Senior Education Officer, Educate Scotland.

Introduction from Gerry McMurtrie, RRSA Senior Professional Adviser.

Session PowerPoint pack

Safeguarding and tackling child-on-child abuse through the framework of children’s rights with Sarah Lancaster, Head of Safeguarding at UNICEF UK Marielle Burgess and Jenni Girling from Comberton Village Collage.

Session introduced by Katelyn Farrenson, RRSA Professional Adviser

Sarah Lancaster’s PowerPoint presentation

Comberton’s PowerPoint presentation

This session with Rebecca Dallison, Head of Campaigns and Kathy Allan, RRSA Senior Professional Adviser, at UNICEF UK, features campaigning in school case studies from Wesley Davidson from Fareham Academy and Whitney Shore, Chesterton Primary School, Battersea.

Introduction from Jenny Price, RRSA Professional Adviser.

Rebecca’s PowerPoint presentation

Whitney’s PowerPoint presentation

Wesley’s PowerPoint presentation

 

Practitioners Panel discussion with Martin Russell, Marie Murphy, Shubnam Aziz, Sumana Jain and Ioannis Skarmoutsos.

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