We were delighted to receive SILVER: Rights Committed’ status last June. This award acknowledges the school for the excellent progress towards enabling the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into out ethos and curriculum.
“This is a fantastic achievement for the school and recognises all the hard work that staff, pupils and parents have put into qualifying for this award. We were able to demonstrate the Honeybourne Primary School puts children’s rights at the heart of everything we do and in doing that, the children feel safe, their voices are heard, and they are empowered to stand up for their rights and for the rights of others around them.”
This fits perfectly with Honeybourne’s ethos; it is important for all our young people to be aware of their rights, ensure their protection and have the best start in life. .
While learning about children’s rights around the world, Honeybourne Primary School’s children and Unicef Steering Group are delighted to be participating with OutRight to teach them about International Aid and why it is important.
Along with their campaign champion, Paddington, OutRight will teach them about the UNCRC, what International Aid is and why is it important, and to understand how it supports children and their rights around the world.
International aid makes a huge difference for children around the world. This year, the UK Government announced a large reduction in the money they spend on this support. This decision will affect children everywhere, because international aid helps to them get things like life-saving medicines and vaccines, clean water, good nutrition, and education, as well as helping children, families and communities deal with the problems they face, such as climate change.
These may seem like distant concepts for children and young people to learn about, but finding out about international aid means examining our responsibilities for each other as humans sharing the same planet, and how we can act as global citizens. OutRight aims to furnish children and young people with brand new knowledge, and to provide an exciting way for them to take action and have their voices heard.
As part of this journey, we will be taking part in a number of activities on World Children’s Day on 20th November to provide children with a secure understanding of the UNCRC. We will then be investigating new topics across the year around global community and responsibility, culminating with children taking action by writing to the Foreign Secretary about what they have learned and why it is important.