Rights Respecting School Council
Meet Our Rights Respecting
School Council Representatives
Message from the Rights Respecting School Council
We are the Rights Respecting School Council, and we’d like to tell you about our job in school. We are working with Mrs Latham and all the teachers and staff to make sure that our rights as children are protected in every area of our school life.
Our rights are part of our work with UNICEF – we are very proud to have achieved the UNICEF Gold Award this June. This was awarded to us in recognition of all the work we do to promote, support, and uphold children’s rights. For more details, please click here: UN Convention on Rights of a Child (UNCRC) - UNICEF UK
We meet every week to discuss children’s rights and how they need to be shown in school. We plan ways to promote these rights through the UNICEF Articles. It’s important that all pupils know about and understand their rights so after the meetings we feedback to our classes and take any questions to the next meeting because all children’s ideas are valuable.
Not only do we have meetings, but we also plan events, run assemblies and take part in the decisions made in all areas of school life.
We’d like to introduce ourselves to you:
Hi. I’m Vanisha and I am a member of the Rights Respecting School Council because I am kind to others.
Hello. My name is Harrison. I am a member of the Rights Respecting School Council because I am kind and I love helping people.
My name is Zain and I am a Rights Respecting School Council member because I want people to feel good about themselves.
My name is Kingslee and I am kind, respectful and caring to all children and adults.
Hello. My name is Harper and I was chosen to be a Rights Respecting School Council member because I am kind, respectful and full of great ideas.
My name is Wevison and I was chosen to be a Rights Respecting School Council member because I am respectful and trustworthy.
Hello, I am Loki and I was chosen to be a member of the Rights Respecting School Council because I love helping, listening and respecting children and adults.
Hi. My name is Evelyn and I was chosen to be a Rights Respecting School Council member because I am kind and a great listener.
Hi. I am Nina and I love being a Rights Respecting School Council member because I am kind, caring and responsible and I love helping others and making people happy.
Please talk to your child about UNICEF Rights Respecting and the Articles we’re promoting.
Thank you.
The Rights Respecting School Council.
Our democracy
A new Rights Respecting School Council is elected each year by each class who vote for their own representative. These pupils in both KS1 and 2 form a central group who canvass their classes about any issues or improvements to be made in school. These suggestions are then shared with the Council who then liaise with the Principal and SLT to discuss positive outcomes.
Pupils voice is championed at Queensmead and the Rights Respecting School Council embody the drive to ensure that pupil voices are heard and acted on.
Members of Rights Respecting School Council are offered the opportunity to campaign to be the Academy Prime Minister which brings additional powers and a budget to spend! Members create and organise their own manifesto and try to persuade pupils to vote for them in assemblies and in their hustings!
A Prime Minister Election takes place with each pupil and member of staff voting for the most suitable candidate - just like real life!
Votes are counted and verified with the winner being announced and the Prime Minister taking up their role and many responsibilities.
