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Article 29: Your right to become the best that you can be
We want every child to understand and to promote the shared values of our foundation, including the British values of - democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs. This ensures young people understand the importance of respect and leave school fully prepared for life in the modern world .
St Mary's has been reaccredited the Gold 'Rights Respecting School Award' - 2023
"Children are actively engaged in raising awareness of children's righs in the community and supporting children globally to access their rights."
UNICEF Gold 2023
The school has strong partnerships with other local RRSA schools and have collaborated with them, as part of pupil parliament, on a Mental Health Toolkit which was then presented to a team of experts from the NHS.
UNICEF Gold 2023
Values and Ethos
"Children’s participation is a significant feature of St. Mary’s and it is widely understood as their right. Conversations during the visit conveyed a strong sense of collaboration across the school; all adults value and respect the children’s views as being as valid as those of a colleague or parent. The democratically elected school council (UNICEF team) meets regularly and representatives take the views of their peers to the meetings; “We take decisions about our life and learning in school.”
UNICEF Gold Award Report
resources
Advice from a Gold Rights Respecting Headteacher
Please click here to watch St Mary's UNICEF Assemblies
Please click here to view assemblies (class, Mrs McGarry, UNICEF, Metacognition and Mindfulness)
St Mary's Award
St Mary's was also awarded the Gold 'Rights Respecting School Award' in July 2018. Click here to read the report.
Congratulations to everyone!
St Mary's song
What are rights and what do they mean?
St Mary's RRSA 'Position Statement'
The Charter of Children's Rights
What is a CRC (Charter of Children's Rights)?
Video examples of CRC 'Children's Rights'
Activities about 'Children's Rights' - Amnesty
Governors and Stakeholders Away Day
St Mary's response to the attacks on the M.E.N. Arena - Manchester One
Working in Partnership
TLC Partnership Rights Respecting Partnership between St Mary's, The Willows and Haveley Hey
TLC Presentation to The Councillors of Manchester Council
St Mary's RRSA Parental Charter Event
UNICEF and St. Mary's in the Media
Sohaip, Maurrisa and Jeneah's articles about community in The M.E.N newspaper
St Mary's are on pages 3,4,5 of the Manchester Evening News for the launch of the 'We Stand Together' campaign. Very proud of the St Mary's community!
Click on the M.E.N logo to read the articles that Sohaip, Maurissa and Jeneah's wrote for the M.E.N newspaper about community! Very proud of you!
Pupil Parliament and Child-led conferences
St Mary's pupils visit The Houses of Parliament for Awards Ceremony
Manchester Pupil Parliament (3rd Event)
Manchester Pupil Parliament Launch
Manchester Pupil Parliament Pupil Voice Video
Manchester Pupil Parliament Launch (Official Video)
Manchester Pupil Parliament (2nd Event)
Manchester Pupil Parliament trip to Westminster Parliament
Hear My Voice Conference at Wythenshawe Forum
RRSA Conference 'Hear My Voice' Introduction
"The school has also established itself as an ambassador for children’s rights by offering support to other schools on their RRSA journey, as one parent explained “It is so impressive to see the children presenting to other schools.”
"A long established and much valued annual event is the Children’s Commissioner’s ‘Takeover Day’ about which both adults and children speak with great enthusiasm. The reality is, however, that, to a very great extent, the rights based culture at St Mary’s CE Primary school means that every day is takeover day!"
UNICEF Gold Award Report
