Unicef UK Rights Respecting School | Cottesbrooke Infant & Nursery School

🌐🧒🏫 UNICEF UK Rights Respecting School Award

We’re proud to be a UNICEF UK Rights Respecting School — where children’s rights are at the heart of everything we do.

At Cottesbrooke Infant & Nursery School, we believe that all children should be safe, heard, and respected. The Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) helps us to strengthen our ethos, improve wellbeing, and support every child to develop their talents and reach their full potential.

🏅 Our RRSA Journey

We’ve been awarded the Bronze Award: Rights Committed by UNICEF UK — the first step on our journey. We’re now working towards the Silver Award: Rights Aware, continuing to build a culture where children’s rights are known, understood, and lived every day.

🌍 What Is the RRSA?

The Rights Respecting Schools Award is run by UNICEF UK, the world’s leading organisation for children and their rights. It is based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) — a set of rights that all children have, no matter who they are or where they live.

A Rights Respecting School puts children’s rights at the centre of its relationships, teaching, policies and decision-making.

📚 How We Learn About Rights at Cottesbrooke

In every lesson, teachers share which rights link to the learning
We display children’s rights around the school as prompts for discussion
We have a group of RRSA Ambassadors who help raise awareness and lead activities
We link rights to national and global events, such as Children in Need and World Peace Day

During these focus weeks, children explore rights through mini projects and class activities, helping them understand how the UNCRC connects to real-world issues.

🏠 Working in Partnership with Parents

We regularly share Rights Respecting updates and classroom highlights on Class Dojo, so that parents and carers can see how rights are being explored in school — and talk about them at home too.