Children Rights - Super Ambassadors & Rights Raccoons

Aims

To promote rights all over the school.

Give every child a voice.

 

World Children’s Day 2019

We celebrated World Children’s day at Albany. Wednesday 20th November 2019 marked 30 years since the introduction of the UNCRC. We celebrated this as a school. The Super Ambassadors and Rights Raccoons led an assembly and set competitions to design bunting to hang around the school to help with celebrations. The children judged the entries and the winning design for each year group won a certificate and a prize. Children and staff across the school wore blue to celebrate the event. Pupils in all classes participated in activities to learn and understand children’s rights. There were also practical challenges where children learned about the journey to water sources to collect water and carry it home. We held a special assembly on a Friday to find out what each class had done throughout the week to celebrate World Children’s day. 

This year we are beginning our journey into becoming recognised as a Rights Respecting School. This also supports Cardiff’s plan to become a Rights friendly city. We already participate in activities around the UNICEF Rights of the child. Our Super Ambassadors and Rights Ambassadors have helped spread the message of children’s rights through assemblies in the school over the past 2 years.

 

 

March, Article of the month:

Article 7, (birth registration, name, nationality, care)

Every child has the right to be registered at birth, to have a name and nationality, and, as far as possible, to know and be cared for by their parents. 

This year in addition to these groups, a ‘Rights Raccoons’ Group has been formed who will help us as a school work towards the RRS Award. We are delighted to have already received the Bronze award for Rights Respecting Schools and are putting together a plan aiming to gain the silver award. We have been collaborating with other schools on Children’s Rights including a visit to Grangetown Nursery and meeting up with pupils from Parc Lewis Primary School.

These are the articles we haven chosen for our school...

Article 2 - All children have these rights no matter what.

Article 3 - Everyone who works with children should always do what is best for each child.

Article 12 - Your right to say what you think should happen and be listened to.

Article 13 - Your right to have information.

Article 14 - Your right to follow your own religion.

Article 15 - Your right to meet with friends and join groups and clubs.

Article 17 - Your right to honest information from newspaper and television that you can understand.

Article 28 - Your right to learn and go to school.

Article 29 - Your right to be the best we can be.

Article 30 - Your right to use your own language.

Article 31 - Your right to relax and play.

Article 42  - The government must let children and families know about children's rights.