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Rights, Respect, Reesponsibility Hamphire County Council (UK)

Rights, Respect, Reesponsibility Hamphire County Council (UK). The programme is based on the CRC and reflects the precepts of the Children Act 2004, but goes far beyond traditional rights-awareness approaches.

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Rights, Respect, Reesponsibility Hamphire County Council (UK)

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  1. Rights, Respect, ReesponsibilityHamphire County Council (UK) • The programme is based on the CRC and reflects the precepts of the Children Act 2004, but goes far beyond traditional rights-awareness approaches. • The CRC is taught as a body of knowledge and is promoted as a framework for a school’s leadership, ethos, teaching and learning, and its relationships with the community and the wider world. • Its vocabulary is practised and reinforced in a range of contexts in the classroom (lessons, child-led class charters) and around the school (displays, assemblies, visitors).

  2. Rights, Respect, ReesponsibilityHamphire County Council (UK) • The universality and internationalism of rights provide a context for rights promotion and exploring rights violations both near and far. • The Convention acts as a framework for a lot of schools’ citizenship work (Healthy Schools, relationships education, drugs education, emotional literacy, school councils). • A rights perspective is integrated across the range of subjects, topics and studies (without necessarily disrupting existing planning).

  3. Rights, Respect, ReesponsibilityHamphire County Council (UK) Teachers…. • Feel empowered and rejuvenated • Have more time to teach, achieve good progress and there is less low-level disruption • Find that the classroom and school atmosphere is healthier – teachers enjoy their jobs more

  4. Rights, Respect, ReesponsibilityHamphire County Council (UK) Students…. • Understand and feel that they have rights, and that others do as well, and that everyone has the responsibility to respect the rights of others • Show a greater concern for themselves and others • Find that their language becomes more sophisticated and they are more likely to use higher order thinking

  5. Find that their approach to resolving conflict is less adversarial • Find that there is less bullying • Are more likely to attend school • Are less likely to be excluded

  6. AI Human Rights Friendly Schools What is a human rights-friendly school? • school-wide atmosphere of dignity • Democratic, participatory approach • Empowerment of all for participation • Inclusivity, fostering mutual responsibility • Student involvement in debates about change • Rich learning about HR inside and outside of the classroom

  7. AI Human Rights Friendly Schools Four major areas of school life: • School participation and governance (school policies) • Relations between members of the school community • Curriculum • Extra-curricular domain

  8. St. Patrick’s College • Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education (along with AI-Ireland) • Framework: development education, inter-cultural education, HRE – locate knowledge, values and pedagogical approaches within initial education of primary school teachers

  9. St. Patrick’s College • Year 1: Self Focuses on teacher’s own experiences, perceptions and knowledge • Year 2: Practice Engagement in practical seminars focused on pedagogies • Year 3: Context Integration within whole school setting

  10. Centre for HRE, University of Lucerne • Pre- and in-service teacher training • Supports schools in their efforts to incorporate HRE in their curriculum • Workshops for companies, administrators, etc. • Research in HRE • Annual International Human Rights Forum

  11. Centre for HRE, University of Lucerne • HRE course – for pre-service teachers at University of Lucerne • With Social Work School of University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne, introduced new module on human rights open to all students at both universities

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