Rights Respecting Schools

In a Rights Respecting School, with the values of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child as part of the values system of the school, children learn the following:

• the difference between wants and needs

• needs equals rights

• my rights are also your rights

• rights bring responsibilities for adults and for children

• if children have a right to be protected from conflict, cruelty, exploitation and neglect, then they also have a responsibility not to bully or harm each other

A Rights Respecting School is where:

• everyone learns to use the language of rights, respect and responsibility

• adults model RR behaviour and language

• children become aware of their own identity

• children learn to promote justice and to challenge injustice and inequality

• children gain a powerful voice for good in their community