Bronze Rights Respecting School

Les Varendes High School is proud to be a Bronze Accredited "Rights Respecting School".  The award recognised achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) at the heart of a school's practice to create safe and inspiring places to learn, where children are respected, their talents are nurtured and they are able to thrive.  It embeds these values in daily school life and gives students the best chance to lead happy, healthy lives and to be responsible, active citizens.

What is a Rights Respecting School?

We ensure that our students (rights holders) at Les Varendes High School know their rights and, as adults (duty bearers), we make decisions with the best interests of the student at the forefront of our minds.  We teach children about the importance of becoming global citizens and ensure that they learn about world events.  Moreover, we take time to teach our children about developing their full potential and actively using their voices to make positive changes; we also ensure that they learn about children who don't access their rights both locally and globally, and now they can help them.

Take a look at the summary of the UNCRC.