Hillhead Primary has been give a Gold: Rights Respective Award from the organisation, which supports children and their rights across the world.
As part of that, they had to show that the children and the wider school community knew about and understood the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and could describe how it impacts on their lives and on the lives of children everywhere. Councillor Elaine Cowan, Spokesperson for Education and, Children and Young People met with Acting Head Teacher Stephen Spooner, the school’s Rights Respecting Coordinator Louise Kerr, Linda McAulay-Griffiths, Chief Education Officer and Head of Education; Karen Watson Vice-Chair of the Parent Council, Janitor Robert Chatham plus Hugh and Christopher from P7, Millie from P6 and Holly from P5 to find out about their journey to receiving the award.
“There are four key areas of impact for children and young people at a Rights Respecting school – wellbeing, participation, relationships and self-esteem. The aim of the journey to the Gold Award is to ensure that the children and young people are healthier and happier, that they feel safe, that they have better relationships and that they are active and involved in school life and the wider world.