UNCRC and Rights Respecting Schools
Our Whole School Charter
Mapping UNCRC Articles to the Curriculum
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Human Rights Day 2024
Our Charities Committee recently organised a raffle to celebrate Human Rights Day. They raised £273 which will go to our school charity, War Child.
We must say a huge thank you to our local businesses in Moffat, Lockerbie and Dumfries who really went above and beyond to make our raffle prizes truly spectacular.
Some of our S1 pupils also created a fantastic Human Rights board display...
...And our very own Moffat Academy Pipe Band played some tunes at the front of the school.
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Barney and some of the Rights Respecting Schools Steering Group from Primary and Secondary went out and about in Moffat to see some of the posters up that they delivered recently as part of Human Rights Day awareness. Thank you to all businesses who are displaying the posters in their windows.
Article 27 (adequate standard of living)
Every child has the right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical and social needs and support their development.
Litter Pick 19.12.24
Article 24 - Health, Food Water, Environment
Article 12 - Respect for Children's Views
Article 29 - Aims of Education
do you know your abcde of rights?
Silver Status!
Moffat Academy 2-18 - Officially a Silver Rights Respecting School!
We are delighted to let you know that on the 30th May Moffat Academy was successful in achieving our Silver Rights Respecting School Award. Our assessor has advised that we are the first 2-18 all through Silver School in D&G!
We are absolutely delighted, and I would like to thank on behalf of the Senior Leadership Team the many, many hard working and committed staff and young people who have supported this journey and continue to make the cluster a great place to be a part of.
Please enjoy our RRSA video if you haven't already seen it:
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UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other
cultures, and the environment.
Anti-Bullying Week
Last year as part of Anti-Bullying week we launched our awareness of the 'UN Convention on the Rights of the Child' campaign.
As well as analysing what they think we do well as a school, Moffat Academy's S6 Equalities Committee came up with some great suggestions to put into action. Well done to everyone involved.
Display Boards
How GIRFEC Relates to the UNCRC
Youtube links
UNCRC - Scotland 2021 - YouTube
UNCRC Overview Public - YouTube
Rights Respecting Schools
Our Rights Respecting Schools Leaflet
Rights Respecting Schools Leaflet 2022.23
Rights Respecting Schools Steering Group
Moffat Academy have achieved the first stage of the Rights Respecting Schools Award, Bronze: Rights Committed. In order to support the work moving forward we have established a Rights Respecting steering group which includes a variety of young people and staff. Pictures below are some of our members. Primary also have a steering group.
The role of the Steering Group is:
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To take the lead in developing and delivering the school's plan to become rights respecting
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To ensure that the whole school is aware of the RRSA
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To provide a link between young people, teachers and the senior leadership team, parents and carers and the whole school community
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To prepare for next stages of the RRSA, Silver: Rights Aware and Gold: Rights Respecting in the longer term.
The group will work with the whole school community to further the three RRSA Strands of the RRS:
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Strand A: Teaching and learning about rights
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Strand B: Teaching and learning through rights - ethos and relationships
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Strand C: Teaching and learning for rights - participation, empowerment and action