Article of the week - 5th September 2025

Each week, we will be choosing one of the Articles from the United Nations Charter for the Rights of a Child. Next week’s Article is about every child having the right to education. In assembly today, we discussed why education is so important, and we thought about local and global issues that deny children this universal right. The children thought about what it means to be a rights holder in school and what we can all do to make sure everyone enjoys the right to learn to the best of their ability. We encourage you to talk to your child about their rights and the importance of this particular article.

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Below are the minutes from our school council meetings in the Autumn term. These minutes are taken by a different member of the council each time. 

 

Cheadle Catholic Junior School is a UNICEF Rights Respecting School. We place the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of our ethos.

This is an award given to schools by UNICEF, a leading charity organisation for children and their rights.  It recognises the work that duty-bearers (teachers, staff and other adults) do to ensure that all rights-holders (children) can access their rights as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

A rights-respecting school not only teaches about children's rights but also models rights and respect in all its relationships: between teachers / adults and pupils, between adults and between pupils.

The 'Rights Respecting School Award' helps our children grow into thoughtful, respectful and responsible young members of the school and wider community. By learning about their rights, our children also learn about the importance of respecting the rights of others.

The Award is based on the key principles of equality, respect, dignity, participation and non-discrimination and putting these at the heart of our ethos and culture will enhance relationships, wellbeing and enable all children to flourish – developing their talents and abilities to their full potential. It will also raise children’s awareness of local and global issues in relation to human rights.

The school council will play a pivotal role in placing the UN convention for the Rights of the Child at the centre of all we do at school – the Respect council will form a steering group that helps to guide us through. Have a look at the different versions of the UN convention on the Rights of the Child below.