We've Got Gold!
Uphall is a Gold level Rights Respecting School. This is the highest level that UNICEF award and we are very proud of this achievement. This means that children’s rights (under the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child). This reflects our whole school commitment to developing each child and their talents to their full potential – as a staff team, we believe that the development of our children’s personal, social and emotional skills is as important as their academic.
Our most recent Gold Level Assessment (July 25)Â highlighted the following strengths at our school;
- Passionate and confident pupils with a strong understanding of rights, empowered to drive change and make a positive impact within the school and wider community.
- a whole school strategic approach to embedding a child rights ethos, led by senior leaders and staff who integrate rights into everyday interactions, curriculum delivery, policies and school communications.
- Strong, respectful relationships across the school community, supported by restorative practice that ensures pupils feel heard and valued.
- Deep-rooted partnerships with families and the wider community that reinforce a nurturing, inclusive culture and extend rights learning beyond the classroom, fostering a strong sense of belonging.
- A focus on the health, safety and wellbeing of pupils, and emotional literacy, underpinned by a rights-based approach and supported through a wide range of support.
- A highly inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated and pupils and families feel seen, respected and reflected in the life of the school.
Rights respecting is all encompassing and involves all within the Uphall family – children, staff and parents and carers.
The UNCRC Articles
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RRS Displays
At Uphall Primary, empowering children with a voice to enable positive change is very important. The skills of collaboration and leadership, self-reflection, critical thinking and successful action planning are key in creating young citizens who are confident they can thrive when faced with a challenge.
What is a Rights Respecting School?
A few years ago we joined the Rights Respecting School initiative and the 42 articles included in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
A Rights Respecting School puts the UNCRC at the heart of their planning, policies, practice and ethos, to enable all children to develop their talents and abilities in order to achieve their potential as global citizens.
We believe that the UNCRC reflects the beliefs of our school community, that our children receive their right to a wonderful education and understand the responsibilities that they have to their communities as they grow into confident, active and responsible citizens.
Our children will continue to learn about their rights and responsibilities as well as the work of UNICEF in helping to build a better world for children.
We achieved the Gold Award in July 2025.
Rights Respecting School values
We have 7 Rights respecting school values that are at the core of our ethos.
Friendship
We hold friendship and peer support as key aspects to the development and fulfilment of ourselves and the whole school community.Â
Kindness
We show care and concern for all, and exercise kindness towards others.
Empathy
We express warmth and understanding to others, including their thoughts and feelings which may differ from our own.
Respect
Develop self-respect, and respect for others. We promote and develop an inclusive community, where we will appreciate and value the diversity of individual’s circumstances and backgrounds.
Perseverance
We maintain a positive attitude and do our best in all aspects of our learning and development.
Resilience
We strive to be the best versions of ourselves, even when faced with challenge and adversity. We seek support from those around us in order to develop.
Justice
We give each person what he or she deserves. We are fair to each other at all times.
At the end of each half term a child from each class is awarded the Rights Respecting citizen of the term award. This is an opportunity for children to gain recognition for displaying one or more of the RRS values. It is important to show children, parents and the wider school community that Uphall values the growth and development of the whole child, academically, socially, physically and emotionally.
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