At St. Peter’s, we firmly believer that, “our humanity is ‘co humanity’, inextricably involved with others, utterly relational, both in our humanity and our shared life on a finite planet. Children at St. Peter’s understand that they have a duty to contribute positively to their communities and that it is only by supporting each other that we can flourish. To ensure children were actively involved in supporting the wider community, we decided to work towards the UN Rights Respecting Award.

Overseen by our PSHE leader, each class was tasked with selecting one right that they would champion over the coming academic year. As a class, it was then their responsibility to organise a programme of events to either draw attention to an issue or raise funds to support charities that link to their chosen right.

Examples of the projects currently underway: 

• EYFS and Yr. 6 have joined together to organise a sweet sale in aid of a local education charity. 

• Yr. 1/2 have organised a clothes collection in support of struggling local families. 

• Yr 3/4 have lead whole school collective worships illustrating the potential inequalities in gender and how to counteract gender stereotypes. As well as this, the phase did an audit of our key texts to ensure that it reflected a diverse world view. 

As a result of our participation in Rights Respecting, children at St. Peter's:

• Know about their rights 

• Can exercise their rights in a mindful and respectful manner 

• Understand that they are of value to the school and wider community 

• Can recognise when the rights of others are being restricted and fight for them