The best place to find examples would be through existing Gold Accredited schools.

UNICEF have created a list of all Gold Rights Respecting Schools in the UK . You may want to get in touch with a school local to you to find out more.

Other examples include:

Equalities and Inclusion  at Barrhead High (glowscotland.org.uk)

Rights Respecting at Balerno High School (wordpress.com)

The pupil parliament at Inveralmond Community High School (westlothian.org.uk)

Gryffe High School Promoting Positive Relationships Policy (cloud.microsoft)

St Margaret's primary school pupil parliament

Each may be worth contacting for examples.

Further reading

Allans Primary and Nursery

Gold Rights Respecting Schools in the UK - UNICEF UK

Rights based approaches do not detract from teaching time. They ensure that learners feel safe and well.

Rights based approaches also involve learners in planning and evaluating their own learning.

There is significant research that this leads to improved attainment and achievement.

Schools need to make sure that this is on their School Improvement Plan. Respecting rights should be factored into the Working Time Agreement so that teachers have time for professional learning and planning.

Further reading

Children's Parliament - how rights connect to Curriculum for Excellence

Children's Parliament - Rights and thinking skills

Article 30 of the UNCRC makes it clear that children and young people who belong to a minority group have the right to share their culture, language and religion with other people in that group.

Every effort should be made to ensure Gaelic Medium Education resources are available to learners who request them.

There are direct links between The United Nations Sustainable Development goals and children's rights.

These cover a range of overlapping themes including:

• no poverty
• zero hunger
• quality education
• gender equality

‘Climate action’ is also very much a children’s rights issue.

Children’s rights must be respected to achieve many of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Inner Development Goals provide a framework of skills and qualities. These help us to deal with our increasingly complex environment and challenges. This includes:

• being
• thinking
• relating
• collaborating
• acting

Each of these skills and qualities is essential to recognise and realise children’s rights.

Further reading

Mapping the Global Goals to Children's Rights