St. Patrick’s and St. Brigid’s Primary School and Nursery Unit is a ‘Rights Respecting’ School. This means that we teach our children about their rights according to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Learning about the UNCRC encourages children to develop a clear understanding of their rights but also of the kind of actions they need to take within the school and the local and global community if they want to fully enjoy their rights and ensure that others enjoy them too. They learn about how their choices can have an impact on their friends, school and even the world around them.
We have received the Level 2 Award which is the highest accolade given by Unicef UK.
In St. Patrick’s and St. Brigid’s Primary School, our work on the RRSA allows our children to have a much stronger voice within the school. We have Rights Champions, a School Council and an Eco-Council.
Through our Rights Respecting work we are involved in many projects:
We are Ambassadors for our rights too: