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Meeting: 11/04/2019 - Education Skills and Culture Scrutiny Committee (Item 3)

3 Embedding The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Within Neath Port Talbot Schools pdf icon PDF 111 KB

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)

3 Embedding The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (uncrc) within Neath Port Talbot Schools. pdf icon PDF 323 KB

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.