RRSA

This is the latest news from all the work that the whole of Mearns Academy has been doing on Child Rights.

Mearns Academy is aiming to become a Level 2 Rights Respecting School within the next year.

We have a steering group that meets every Monday lunchtime in N3.47. Any pupil is welcome to come along and help us. This is a pupil led group.

Our plan:

Provide further opportunities for pupils to campaign on issues that matter to them – both locally and globally
Become an ambassador for rights in the local and global communities and work with other schools in the area to enhance learning about the UNCRC – consider using learning about the convention as a means to support transitions from P7 to S1
Continue to embed rights in all curriculum areas, and reference the convention in policies as they are reviewed
Ensure systematic planning of Global and Sustainable learning, linked to UNCRC
Consider using the library to promote UNCRC more fully
Ensure that charters are in place in all areas of the school and that they underpin approaches to promoting positive behaviour.

To Do list so far:

Steering group to formally meet with Mr Martindale.
Pupils to audit the school and departments over what is currently done
Request pupil led CPD time with staff
Organise extended tutor time once a term to cover:
Get pupils to discuss with other school groups how they can support our RRS agenda – Eco Club, Charities committee, Young Leaders, clubs
Pupils to speak to PTs about putting it on their Improvement plan
Prepare a teacher induction pack about child rights
Plan a presence at all parents nights
RRSA Staff shared folder to have resources that all staff can use in it.
Speak to CLD about Primary transition. Contact the primary schools and speak to them about P7 coming up as well as a shared task that we could do.
Ask each faculty to display child rights somewhere in the corridor.