Christmas Homework????!!!!! It’s easier than you think! ;)

Christmas Holiday Homework Challenge!

Christmas Holiday Homework Challenge!

 

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY HOMEWORK CHALLENGE

SCHOOL VISION, VALUES AND AIMS – Parent Consultation

At the end of last session, we revised our school values and aims.

Here they are in a lovely Christmas wreath for you!

 

Our school values and aims are described by the acronym,

HANOVER ST”:

Happy and Healthy

Achieving

Nurtured

Our communities (local, national and international)

Valued

Engaged

Respected and Responsible

 

Safe

Teamwork

These are referred to on a weekly basis at school assemblies.

 

But why and how did we decide on this?

 UNCRC

These are in line with the United Nations Convention for Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

 

Children everywhere have the right:

• to survival

• to develop to the fullest

• to protection from harmful influences, abuse and exploitation

• to participate fully in family, cultural and social life

 

The four core principles of the Convention are:

• non-discrimination

• devotion to the best interests of the child

• the right to life, survival and development

• respect for the views of the child

The Convention protects children’s rights by setting standards in health care, education and legal, civil and social services (UNICEF 2011 – www.unicef.org/crc/)

GIRFEC

The Scottish Government have taken the UNCRC forward in using the GIRFEC Approach.  This stands for Getting It Right for Every Child.  This approach is defined around 8 Well-being indicators, which are described in the well-being wheel here:

The Well-being indicators are aligned with the range of rights specified by UNCRC to enable all children and young people to grow and develop, and to reach their full potential.

You will see all of the indicators in our acronym.  (Though we did have to be a bit creative and change included to valued!)