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Rights Respecting Schools
UNICEF UK is pioneering an initiative called the Rights Respecting School Award (RRSA) which encourages schools to place the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at the heart of its ethos and curriculum. A Rights Respecting School (RRS) not only teaches about children’s and human rights: it also models rights and respect in all its relationships, whether teacher to pupil, pupil to teacher or pupil to pupil.

The initiative started in 2004 and is running in over 200 schools in the UK (primary and secondary). It is already demonstrating an improvement in child well-being.

Many schools have reported a decrease in bullying, an improvement in achievement and participation; a positive effect on attitudes and global awareness; and a more inclusive, caring school atmosphere.

Adults and young people alike have consistently reported that the language of rights and responsibilities, based on the CRC, empowers them to relate to each other better and to engage in decision-making more collaboratively.

The effects of the Rights Respecting School initiative can be seen not just through school councils but also through the inclusive, participative way the whole school works – during lessons, meal times, play, class and through parents’ involvement.


The Award is open for all schools: nursery, primary, middle, secondary and special. Schools that meet the Rights Respecting School criteria will receive our Rights Respecting School Award certificate and digital logo.
Find out more about Rights Respecting Schools.

Teacherzone
Teacherzone is where you will find UNICEF UK education resources and information. It is aimed at teachers who want to find out more about children's rights through a global perspective. It offers primary and secondary teachers information on rights and responsibilities using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as a framework for teaching.
 








 

Our children's rights section suggests ways you can use the CRC in the classroom as part of the curriculum and offers advice on how you can assess its impact on school life. Teacherzone also informs you of how you can obtain support for your school through regional UNICEF UK Education Officers, the Rights Respecting Schools Award and by purchasing or downloading teaching resources, many of which are free. Find out more about Teacherzone.

Education resources

UNICEF classroom resources have been developed within the framework of rights and responsibilities  to support many curriculum areas and all age ranges, including resources for introducing HIV/AIDS issues in the classroom. You can use the search facility to browse by subject, theme or age range to find a wide range of publications and resources. These include teaching packs,lesson plans and activities, assemblies, information sheets, photos and teacher support material to download free of charge or purchase in the on-line shop.
Find out more about our education resources.
 

e-newsletter
The Teacherzone e-newsletter keeps you up-to-date with UNICEF UK Education news and resources twice a term.

In the latest edition (May 2008), you can find out how UNICEF is contributing to providing aid to Myanmar (Burma) after the cyclone, find out about health and the Millennium Development Goals and download some new and instantly useable classroom resources.

Find out more about our e-newsletter.









 

Assemblies and curriculum
Assemblies for primary and secondary schools are available for free download. These assemblies are linked with UNICEF special days throughout the year and can be searched by subject, theme and age range.
Find out more about assemblies and curriculum.

You can also buy a resource for secondary schools – ‘Under the UN Flag - Assemblies for Citizenship in secondary schools’

This 104 page book contains double page spreads with 45 different assemblies. They are related to United Nations Days throughout the year and are indexed in date order.  
Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Research tells us that teachers think assemblies are a key place to talk about Citizenship. The assembly readings in the book give the work of the UN a human face, provide factual information, and illustrate how the UN is such an important organisation for the poorest people on the planet, and one which everyone should know about and support. The readings are truly global and draw upon the thousands of true stories of children around the world with, and for whom, UNICEF has worked since 1946.
 

Ideas for follow up are provided. There are suggestions for making your assemblies more participatory, and also how pupils can be directly involved. The most relevant Articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are given for reference.

About UNICEF

UNICEF UK is one of 36 UNICEF National Committees based in industrialised countries. UNICEF National Committees raise funds for UNICEF’s worldwide emergency and development work. In 2006 UNICEF UK raised £43.3 million for UNICEF’s work with children worldwide.

We also advocate for lasting change for children. For example, our public affairs team works to change government policies and practices that are detrimental to children’s rights in the UK and internationally.

UNICEF is the leading children’s organisation, reaching children in more than 150 less-developed countries around the world. We work with local communities, organisations and governments to make a lasting difference to children’s lives.

Our global reach allows us to share knowledge across borders while our local presence – almost 85 per cent of UNICEF staff work in developing countries – means we can deliver assistance where it is needed most.

With our worldwide presence, UNICEF is ready to respond rapidly wherever disaster strikes, delivering life-saving help for children.UNICEF believes that every child should have clean water, food, health care, education, and a safe environment in which to grow up.

UNICEF upholds the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and works to hold the international community responsible for their promises to children.

Our funding

UNICEF is not funded by the UN. Instead, we rely on voluntary donations to fund our work for children worldwide. UNICEF UK raises funds for these programmes through donations, the sale of cards and gifts, partnerships with companies and special events.
Find out more about UNICEF.


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