UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and young people and their rights. In 1989, governments across the world agreed that all children have the same rights by adopting the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). These rights are based on what a child needs to survive, grow, participate and fulfil their potential. At Les Landes, we are proud to have been awarded UNICEF’s Gold Rights Respecting School Award this year. This award is underpinned by the principles of the UNCRC and achieving this award means that we put children’s rights at the very heart of everything that we do. We chose to work towards this award, as we want our children to grow into caring, respectful and responsible citizens, both within our school and the wider community. We are incredibly proud of our children and the commitment that they have shown to learning about their rights and using this to guide their interactions with one another and to shape their view of the world in which we live. This award recognises all of the work that we do to ensure that our children are advocates for children’s rights and that we are working as global citizens to make our world a better place. These are some of the many things that we have done in school to recognise children’s rights: 

• A special Rights Respecting Certificate Award in assembly to recognise rights respecting behaviour 
• Class charters outlining behaviour expectations in our classrooms 
• Our Rights Respecting Council who use their voice to help to improve our school 
• Fund raising for House Charities 
• Assemblies to support special calendar events such as Anti-Bullying week, World Mental Health Day, Armistice and International Children’s Day