At Star Primary School, our curriculum is based on our central value to uphold children’s rights at all times. We aim to deliver this by our belief in these guiding principles:
 |
Research driven: We use lesson study approaches to research educational pedagogy and develop ourselves as lifelong learners and reflective practitioners. |
 |
Inclusive: We believe that every child must access a curriculum that enables them to succeed and grow to their full potential, whatever that may be. |
 |
Growth Mindsets: We are a Thinking School. Using Bloom’s Taxonomy and Thinking Frames, our learning is based on an understanding of expressing how we think and develop our ideas. |
 |
Happy-centred and holistic: We focus on giving children key life skills in order to be resilient, cope with life’s challenges and solve problems for themselves. |
 |
Topic Based: We use stimulating and relevant topics each half term to promote joined up thinking, use a common language and help draw comparisons and link their learning across different subjects. |
 |
Successful: We strive to prepare all pupils for lifelong effectiveness and success: for all pupils to feel triumphant in their achievements. |
What is a Rights Respecting School?
The Rights Respecting Schools Award supports schools to embed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC or CRC) in their practice to improve well-being and help all children to realise their potential. The award is based on the principles of equality, dignity, respect, non-discrimination and participation.
At Star, we learn about our rights and embed these values in daily school life giving children the best chance to lead happy, healthy lives and to be responsible, active citizens. Children’s rights are promoted and realised with everyone in the school community working together towards this goal. We believe that it is important to respect and value our own rights and, equally the rights of those around us.
What are the ABCDE of rights?
- A: Rights are for all children (universal)
- B: Rights are there at birth (inherent)
- C: Rights cannot be taken away (inalienable)
- D: Rights do not have to be earnt (unconditional)
- E: All rights are equally important? (indivisible)
What does it involve?
- The whole community learns about rights and sees them as underpinning our Star values and relates these to our holistic curriculum.
- Mutual respect for rights informs all practice and relationships in school.
 |
Rights focus: This term our topic is National and Global Treasures. It is all about exploring National Treasures of Britain and the wider world. Treasures explored will be artefacts, institutions or public figures and how they represent a nation’s cultural heritage or identity. Understanding the history of how people’s lives have shaped this nation and how Britain has been influenced by the wider world. Rights focus: Article 2: (Non-discrimination) The Convention applies to every child without discrimination, whatever their ethnicity, gender, religion, language, abilities or other status, whatever they think or say, whatever their family background. Article 29: (Goals of education) Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment. Article 31: (Leisure, play and culture) Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural activities.
|
Useful UNICEF Links:
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
