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Meeting: 11/04/2019 - Education Skills and Culture Scrutiny Committee (Item 3)
Minutes:
The
Committee received an update on embedding the United Nations Convention of the
Rights of the Child (UNCRC) across all schools through the implementation of
the Unicef Rights Respecting Awards (RRA).
Discussion
took place on the current approach taken by Neath Port Talbot Schools in regard
to the Rights Respecting Awards (RRA).
It ensures that the child’s voice was heard and that they participated
in planning for the positive outcomes they wished for. Members noted that RRA was not a statutory
requirement, the emphasis of the awards was recognising the good work which had
already taken place in Neath Port Talbot Schools.
The
Committee was pleased that schools had been positively engaged and that there
had been an increase in the number of schools participating in the RRA. Eighteen
schools had achieved a bronze award and seven schools had received a silver
award.
Members
received confirmation that the £20,000 cost per year for 3 years would be
funded from existing budgets within the Education Department. Following on,
discussion took place on the benefits to schools of participating in the scheme
of accessing free training and when required bespoke training being tailored to
schools needs.
In
response to Members queries it was explained that impact evaluation was carried
out by Unicef UK and was
recognised by local authorities across Wales with an increase in the numbers of
schools implementing the scheme. It was
noted that another impact which was not measured was the benefit to the
child/young persons’ confidence and wellbeing and the sense of empowerment that
young people gained from the framework adopted by schools. Discussion also took place on how the
framework was an important part of the new curriculum as part of the person
centred approach.
Members
asked that six monthly monitoring reports be included in the Committee Forward
Work Programme and that they include examples of how the RRW was embedded in
the day to day running of schools within Neath Port Talbot.
Following
Scrutiny, the report was noted.
Meeting: 28/02/2019 - Education Skills and Culture Scrutiny Committee (Item 3)
Report
of the Head of Transformation
Minutes:
Members agreed to defer this
item to a future meeting. The reason for deferment was to enable officers to
present the report.