Rights Respecting Schools Award

At Lostock the children are at the heart of everything we do. With our vision in mind, we teach our pupils about the rights they hold as God’s children. We are really proud to have received the Bronze Rights Respecting Schools Award and are working towards explicitly embedding the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in our policy, practice and culture to achieve the Silver award.

What is the Rights Respecting Schools Award?

The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) 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. Our 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.

Pupil Voice

Reception Class:

What are Rights?

"Rights are things we have and that we need to do and nobody can take them away."

"We have the right to eat and play."

What right are you using now?

"To play. We all have the right to play."

"We have the right to work and drink clean water too."

Year 3:

What are rights?

"Rights are rules that we have to follow and things that we are allowed to do."

"Like people over 18 have the right to vote."

What rights do you have as a child?

"We all have the right to be safe."

"Well some children don't have that right even though they should."