Alt Bridge School in Huyton has achieved the Gold: Rights Respecting Schools award.
It is granted by UNICEF UK to schools that have fully embedded children’s rights throughout the school in its policies, practice and ethos.
To achieve Gold: Rights Respecting, schools will be assessed by UNICEF Professional Advisers who will look at the whole school’s rights respecting work and the impact that has been made through embedding children’s rights into school life.
Your Gold: Rights Respecting accreditation is valid for three years.
Achieving Gold: Rights Respecting means there is evidence that the school has explicitly adopted a child rights approach based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and has embedded it in school policy, practice and culture; that children, young people and adults in the school have a thorough understanding of child rights, and rights respecting attitudes and language are embedded across the school and students; that the award has had a positive impact on children and young people’s learning and wellbeing and students see themselves as rights respecting global citizens and are advocates for social justice, fairness and children’s rights at home and abroad.
Natalie Menagh, Head Teacher at Alt Bridge School, said “I am delighted to achieve the Gold: Rights Respecting Award which has been beneficial to the whole school and wider community. I’d particularly like to thank John Reynolds who was the leader in charge of progressing and achieving this award.
“It has provided a wealth of different opportunities for our pupils to learn about their rights and respecting citizens, as well as our teaching staff who have been able to deliver a range of different activities that have supported us achieved the Gold award.
“I’m incredibly proud of our latest achievement – well done to everyone involved.”
Cllr David Lonergan, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, added: “Well done to everyone at Alt Bridge School for this latest accolade. Its really important that our children and young people have a voice and are at the centre of everything that we do and to receive nationally accreditation to confirm that Alt Bridge is embedding children’s rights into school life is a fantastic achievement. Well done!”