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Rights Respecting School

UNICEF Rights Respecting Award

Timbertree Academy is a SILVER Unicef Rights Respecting School. We are explicitly embedding the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in its policy, practice and culture. We  are promoting knowledge and understanding of the Convention throughout your school community and 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 are beginning to see themselves as rights respecting global citizens and advocates for fairness and children’s rights, both locally and globally.

UNICEF, the United Nations International Children’s Fund, is the world’s leading organisation for children. Their work is based upon the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This is a document that ensures the countries signed up to it, of which the UK is one, recognise 43 child rights. The convention outlines that every child, regardless of who they are or where they live, grows up safe, healthy and happy.

Children’s rights play a huge part in the daily life of our school with our children, staff and parents learning about the rights of the child via UNICEF Articles of the Week and we regularly recognise our Right’s Ambassadors in our school celebration assemblies and in our displays around school.

Our Timeline

July 2022 - RRSA Bronze Award achieved

September 2022 - Class Charters introduced

All classes have produced a class charter, and this is displayed in class. The hall has a display dedicated to class charters and UNICEF Rights Respecting Information.

This activity is linked to:

Article 28  - Every child has the right to a good education

Article 42 – Children should know about the convention.

September 2022 - Rights Ambassadors chosen

This is activity linked to the following article:

Article 12 - Every child has the right to have a say.

Year Group trips and residentials organised and communicated to parents

This links to:

Article 29 - education must develop every child's talent and ability to the full.

 


Gymnastics

Dance

Forest School

Art Club

Football

Choir

Computing

 October 2022 - After school clubs 2022-23

 This links to:

 Article 29 - education must develop every child's talent and ability to   the full.

October 2022 - Black History Month

This is activity linked to the following article:

Article 29 Education must encourage respect for all cultures.

October 2022 - Harvest

This links to:

  • Article 28 Every child has the right to a good education.
  • Article 24 Every child has the right to the best possible health. Governments must work to provide good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment so that children can stay healthy. Richer countries must help poorer countries achieve this.

October 2022 - Recycling Week

This links to:

  • Article 28 Every child has the right to a good education.

October 2022 - All children taught about PANTS (class work)

The poster is displayed in every classroom on the Keeping Us Safe display

This links to:

  • Article 36 Children must be protected from all other forms of bad treatment.
  • Article 34 Children must be protected  from sexual abuse and exploitation.

October 2022 - Children in Need

This links to:

  • Article 27 Every child has the right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical, social and mental needs.
  • Article 24 Every child has the right to the best possible health. Governments must work to provide good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment so that children can stay healthy. Richer countries must help poorer countries achieve this.

October 2022 - Anti-bullying Week

This links to:

  • Article 12 Every child has the right to have a say in all matters affecting them, and to have their views taken seriously.
  • Article 19 Governments must do all they can to ensure that children are protected from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and bad treatment by their parents or anyone else who looks after them.

November 2022 - Awareness of Racism

This links to:

  • Article 2: The article applies to everyone: whatever their race, religion or abilities, whatever they think or say, whatever type of family they come from.

December 2022 - Christmas Celebrations

As a school we celebrated Christmas with our community performing carol concerts and nativity plays.

This links to:

  • Article 31 - Every child has the right to take part in a wide range of cultural activities.
  • Article 14 Every Child has the right to practice their own religion.

January 2023 - Timbertree achieved P.E. Quality Mark

This links to:

  • Article 28 Every child has the right to a good education.

February 2023 - Safer Internet Day

Assembly and class work.

This links to:

  • Article16 - Every child has a right to privacy
  • Article17 - Every child has the right to reliable information from the media. Government must protect children from materials that cause them harm.

February 2023 - Children’s Mental Health Week

This links to

  • Article 24 - Every Child has the right to the best possible health.

February 2023 - Food Festival

This links to

  • Article 24 - Government must work to provide nutritious food and clean water so children can stay healthy.

February 2023 - Healthy Me (PSHE)

This links to

  • Article 24 - Every Child has the right to the best possible health.

February 2023 - Number Day

We celebrated our love of mathematics with Number Day! Children took part in a range of activities.

This links to

  • Article 28 - Every child has the right to an education.

March 2023 - National Student Voice Awards

Some our children at Timbertree were part of promoting the National Student Voice Awards!

This links to

  • Article 12 - Every Child has the right to have a say in all matters affecting them, and to have their views taken seriously.

March 2023 - World Book Day

This links to:

  • Article 28 Every child has the right to a good education.
  • Article 29 - Education must develop every child's personality, talents and abilities to the full.

March 2023 - Neurodiversity Week

This links to

  • Article 23 - A child with a disability has the right to live a full and decent life with dignity and independence, and to play an active part in the community.

March 2023 - International Women’s Day

This links to

  • Article 28 - Every child has the right to an education.

March 2023 - Living Eggs delivered eggs to the school.

This links to

  • Article 28 - Every child has the right to an education.

March 2023 - World Water Day

This links to

  • Article 24 Every child has the right to the best possible health. Governments must work to provide good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment so that children can stay healthy. Richer countries must help poorer countries achieve this.

March 2023 - School disco

This links to:

  • Article 31 Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.

March 2023 - KS1 gymnastics festival

  • Article 29 - education must develop every child's talent and ability to the full.

March 2023 - Easter Hat Parade and Easter Egg competition

This links to

  • Article 31 - every child has the right to take part in a wide range of cultural activities.

April 2023 - Ramadan Class Assembly

This is activity linked to:

  • Article 14 Every Child has the right to practice their own religion.

April 2023 - D.E.A.R. Challenge!

This links to:

  • Article 29 - education must develop every child's talent and ability to the full.

April 2023 - Eco school’s certificate

This links to:

  • Article 29 - Education must encourage the child's respect for their environment.

May 2023 - Mental Health Week

This links to:

  • Article 24 - Every Child has the right to the best possible health.

May 2023 - Coronation Street Party

This links to:

  • Article 28 - Every child has the right to an education.

May 2023 - Scholastic Book Fair

This links to:

  • Article 28 - Every child has the right to an education.

May 2023 - Parent’s meeting with Sandwell Reflexions Mental Support Team

This links to:

  • Article 24 - Every Child has the right to the best possible health.

June 2023 - Brain States Assembly

This links to:

  • Article 28 - Every child has the right to an education.

June 2023 - Father’s Day event

This activity is linked to:

  • Article 8 -  Governments must respect every child’s right to a name, a nationality and family ties.

June 2023 - Bikeability Week

This activity is linked to:

  • Article 29 - education must develop every child's talent and ability to the full.

June 2023 - Timbertree Art Exhibition

This activity is linked to:

  • Article 28 Every child has the right to a good education
  • Article 29 - education must develop every child's talents and abilities to the full.

June 2023 - Sports Day

This activity is linked to:

  • Article 28 Every child has the right to a good education
  • Article 29 - education must develop every child's talent and ability to the full.
  • Article 31 Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.

July 2023 - Summer Fair and Bouncy castle fun

This links to:

  • Article 31 Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.

July 2023 - Positive Mindset assembly (NED)

This links to:

  • Article 28 - Every child has the right to an education.

September 2023 - Eco- School’s campaign (Communication to parents)

This links to:

  • Article 28 Every child has the right to a good education.

September 2023 - All classes have a display dedicated to the class charter and UNICEF Rights Respecting Information

This is activity linked to the following article:

  • Article 28 Every child has the right to a good education.

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