Rights, Respect, Reesponsibility Hamphire County Council (UK)

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