Children’s Mental Health Week

Our Rights Respecting team met with members from the School Council team and the ECO team to discuss Children’s Mental Health week which we are celebrating on the week beginning 16th February. Mrs McClean and Miss McCrink discussed the importance of this week and we explored the different things that we are trying to achieve from celebrating this week as a school collectively. We then rehearsed our assembly that we will be delivering to the rest of the school on Monday 16th to introduce the week. We will be sharing the theme for the week which is ‘This is my place’ with a focus on belonging. We are looking forward to presenting our plans to the rest of the school after a well deserved week off.

Internet Safety Week

This week, our Rights Respecting School Steering Group met to decide on our Articles of the Month, linking their choices to our school’s celebration of Internet Safety Week.
After thoughtful discussion, the children chose Article 17 (Access to information) and Article 19 (Protection from harm) as the most relevant articles to focus on. They felt these articles best reflected the importance of staying safe online, accessing reliable information, and knowing how to protect yourself and others while using digital technology.
The Steering Group will display the Article posters beside our whole school Internet Safety Week display in the ICT, where every class contributes samples of their learning and work.
To ensure everyone understood the significance of the chosen articles, the children visited each class to explain what the articles mean and why they were selected. Their confidence, leadership, and commitment to promoting children’s rights were evident throughout the week.
Well done to our Steering Group for helping the whole school stay informed, aware, and rights respecting during Internet Safety Week!

Steering Group Meeting

This week, the children from our Rights Respecting School Steering Group met to carefully consider which UNCRC Article posters would be most meaningful in different areas of the school. After thoughtful discussion, they toured the building to put each poster in its chosen location, ensuring that every space reflects the rights that matter most to our school community.
In addition to displaying the posters, the group also visited every class to hand out informative leaflets and a relevant Rights Respecting Schools booklet, helping to raise awareness and strengthen everyone’s understanding of children’s rights.
We are incredibly proud of the Steering Group for their leadership, enthusiasm, and commitment to making sure children’s rights are visible and valued throughout our school.
 

Achieving Bronze Award

Our school has successfully achieved the bronze rights respecting school award. This award recognises our commitment to promoting children’s rights across the school. 

The children pictured are members of our KS2 Rights Respecting Group, alongside pupils from KS1 and our provision, all of whom play an important role in promoting children’s rights across our school.

We’re very proud and excited to continue our Rights Respecting journey together 💙

Introduction to Rights Respecting School

Our children have recently been introduced to the concept of becoming a Rights Respecting School. Mrs McClean and Miss McCrink visited Primary 4, 5, 6 and 7 classes this week to introduce what a Rights Respecting School is. They are learning about the importance of children’s rights and how these values shape our school community. Work is now underway to form a Steering Group, and pupils are excited to apply and play an active role in leading this important journey.