The UK Committee for UNICEF works with schools in the UK to create safe and inspiring places to learn, where children are respected, their talents are nurtured, and they are able to thrive. The Rights Respecting Schools Award embeds these values in daily school life and gives children the best chance to lead happy, healthy lives and to be responsible, active citizens.

We are thrilled to share with our students, families, staff, friends and wider community that we have achieved Silver: Rights Aware, of the UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Award.

The Rights Respecting Schools Award is granted to schools that show commitment to promoting and realising children’s rights and encouraging adults, children and young people to respect the rights of others in school. Achieving Silver is recognition that Moreland School has shown good progress towards embedding children’s rights in the school’s policy, practice and ethos. Having attained Silver means that:

• Moreland school is explicitly embedding the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in its policy, practice and culture.
• Moreland School promotes knowledge and understanding of the Convention throughout your school community.
• We have put into action and developed the plans outlined in our Action Plan for Silver, which we submitted to achieve Bronze: Rights Committed.
• We are beginning to see the positive impact of these actions on children and young people, staff, and on the school’s ethos, practice and environment.
• Children and young people are beginning to see themselves as rights respecting global citizens and advocates for fairness and children’s rights, both locally and globally.

In May, a UNICEF Assessor met online with staff and students and praised the work we have done towards being a Rights Respecting School.

We look forward to continuing to embed the Rights of a Child into every strand of school life and working together to achieve Gold: Rights Achieved.

Learn more about Rights Respecting Schools.

Rights Respecting Schools