“"When you respect someone’s rights it means you care about them and you behave in the right way towards them."
“"We learned that not all children around the world are able to have an education and it made us feel grateful that we have that opportunity. It makes you happy to be able to come to school."
“"While adopting this programme might sound like extra work for schools, in fact once we began looking at the articles of the Convention with the children, we quickly found that the Respecting Rights programme pulled together many things we were already doing, and really helped to reinforce our existing values. It gives us a language of rights that is now a thread that runs right through our school activity. Watching the children grow in confidence and advocating for themselves and for others has been brilliant to witness."
“"This was such an interesting event to attend, and it was powerful to hear directly from some of the children about how taking part in this award has helped them to understand their own rights, and just as importantly, to consider the rights of those around them."
“"We’re really pleased to be able to offer funding for additional schools to join this initiative and see the benefits. The more Trafford schools that take part, the better we can learn together across our school communities and put an appreciation of children’s rights at the heart of what we do. The beauty of this programme is that if we get the culture of respect right in our schools, it can spread beyond the school gates and start to make a difference in our wider communities."
“"It has been fantastic to hear from children and teachers at Seymore Park today about the difference that teaching and learning about children’s rights has made. Young people at this school are ambassadors for children’s rights and are making a real impact on life in their school and the wider community. And it was wonderful to see so many teachers from around Trafford leaving today’s event bursting with ideas to take back into their settings. Through Rights Respecting Schools we create schools where children feel supported, achieve and belong – we are embedding the idea that rights are for everyone and showing that, together, we can create a world where we are able to realise our own rights while upholding the rights of others."
