Governments must protect children from violence, abuse and being neglected by anyone who looks after them.
As a Rights Respecting School, we are proud to be the first secondary school in Pembrokeshire to have been award our gold. We are extremely proud of the commitment and effort that pupils and staff have put in to embed children’s rights into the heart of our school, ethos and policies. We look forward to continuing the work and making children’s rights central to everything we do.
Becoming a Rights Respecting School means we can use our voice and feel confident that we are being listened to.
This is a momentous occasion for our school and our community. Achieving the Gold Rights Respecting School Award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff, pupils and community. It reflects our commitment to creating a learning environment where every pupil feels valued, heard and empowered. We believe in fostering a culture of respect and responsibility, and this award validates our efforts to ensure that children’s rights are central to everything we do.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the basis of all of UNICEF’s work. It is the most complete statement of children’s rights ever produced and is the most widely-ratified international human rights treaty in history.
The Convention has 54 articles that cover all aspects of a child’s life and set out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that all children everywhere are entitled to. It also explains how adults and governments must work together to make sure all children can enjoy all their rights.
There are four articles in the Convention that are seen as special. They’re known as the “General Principles” and they help to interpret all the other articles and play a fundamental role in realizing all the rights in the Convention for all children. They are:
Each week Milford Haven School will be choosing an article to focus on.
