Rights Respecting

Year 6 showed a great knowledge and understanding of fire safety and now understand the risks of fire and how to check their house is safe. They also looked at fire safety from the point of view of the firefighters who risk their lives to save others and how they might feel as November 5th approaches. They wrote some of …

What is Get a Jab, Give a Jab? Get a Jab, Give a Jab was created by staff in the NHS and other health organisations. The campaign encourages staff to take up a free flu vaccine and in turn, NHS trusts will make a donation to Unicef UK for the equivalent number of vaccines for children around the world. Durham …

We have really enjoyed celebrating our successes in year 6. It is nice to see what each child is proud of. They choose their own work to go onto the wall. This week we have had a few new entries to our #WeAreWonderful wall. Reece, Devon, Lily and Freyja were keen to share their amazing vocabulary choices which they will …

As seen in our last post, October 17 was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. During the pandemic child poverty has increased by 15% globally, with almost 1.2 million children worldwide living below the poverty line – 4 million of these children live in the UK. Our donations to the East Durham Trust Food Bank are much appreciated …

October 17 was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, so right now is a great time to explore Article 27. During the pandemic child poverty has increased by 15% globally, with almost 1.2 million children worldwide living below the poverty line – 4 million of these children live in the UK. Leading up to this important day in …

We have really enjoyed celebrating our successes in year 6. It is nice to see what each child is proud of. They choose their own work to go onto the wall. This week we have had a few new entries to our #WeAreWonderful wall. First we had Reece who was really proud of his non-chronological report about Mayflies. Then we …

Saturday 10th October was World Mental Health Day  Use some time this week to focus on your own mental health and wellbeing. Wellbeing should be a priority for adults as well as children especially with the uncertainty of the world at the moment. This week’s activities are designed to promote discussion and reflection around what contributes to positive mental health and …

Article 13 is about our right to share our thoughts and feelings. It is our right to an opinion as long as it does not hurt others. It is really important that we share our thoughts and feelings and are supported by our friends and family.   A reminder of what Article 13 means: Time to think: Rights Respecting Tasks …

Last week our theme for our weekly “what’s in the news?” was homelessness. Year 6, led by our Rights Respecting Ambassadors saw this as an important theme as it links to article 27 – “every child has the right to a standard of living that meets their physical, social and mental needs. The Government must support families who struggle to …

This week’s article is article 38. This article is about how Governments must not allow children under the age of 15 to take part in war or join the armed forces. It is their job to ensure they protect and care for children affected by war. We have learnt through our house group sessions about refugees and their struggles. This …

This week’s article is article 42, the right to know your rights. Can you think of the different ways we ensure you know your rights in school? Why do you think it is important to know your rights? A reminder of what Article 42 means: Time to think: Rights Respecting Tasks you can carry out at home: Videos to support …

Year 5 were all absolutely amazing this week. Happy smiles all round and, despite some nerves, it was so wonderful to see friends back together, being active, being creative, chatting and settling into their new class and school year. A wonderful start to our new sketchbooks as well so we had to share these pictures! And as you can see… …

Today we talked about diversity in toys in our news assembly. #ToyLikeMe was established in April 2015 after writer and journalist Rebecca Atkinson noticed the lack of positive disability representation in toys. Rebecca worked in children’s television and had always been interested in the way these industries represent disability and difference. She called on some fellow parents, including play consultant, …

At St.Cuthbert’s we pride ourselves on being an inclusive school. This week’s article – article 23 – ensures  children with disabilities or special educational needs has the right to live a full and decent life with dignity, and as far as possible, independence, and to play an active part in their home, school and community. A reminder of what Article …

Article 17 is our right to reliable information to help keep us safe. We know from being in school we are regularly educated on the correct ways to access the internet and social media. It also refers to reliable information from the media and in our current global situation with Covid-19, reliable information is extremely important for our safety.   …

Article 30 focuses on minority groups. It is very important that every child has the right to learn and use the language, customs and religion of their family whether or not these are shared by the majority of the people in the country where they live. A reminder of what Article 42 means:   Time to think:   Rights Respecting …

Article 2 is about your right not to be discriminated against because you are different. It usually applies to ethnicity, gender, age, religion, language and abilities.  You will often hear about stories of discrimination in the media. We need to understand that it is good to be different and it makes us unique. However, it is never right to be …

It is extremely important that we feel safe and in school we try to ensure we give you opportunities to stay safe. We have lessons on e-safety, visits from the NSPCC and the Police as well as other initiatives in school looking at bullying and behaviour as well as using our RE topics to address issues such as friendship. This …

Article 28 is our right to an education. Every child has this right and although in these uncertain times you are not at school but learning from home your teachers and parents are working hard to ensure you are still receiving the education you are entitled to. Some children would only dream of the opportunities to learn you are given …

This week’s right is all about the right to think and believe what you want as long as you are not stopping other people believing and thinking what they want to. Our beliefs and religion are personal to each and everyone of us. A reminder of what Article 14 means: Time to think:   Rights Respecting Tasks you can carry …