UNCRC Rights Rangers
Our Department for Rights and Justice consists of the ‘Rights Rangers’. Their responsibility is to educate others and celebrate the UNC Rights of a Child across school, acting as role models and making it a duty to ensure all children and adults know, understand and act on the UN Convention.
Gorsefield Primary School is a Silver Rights Respecting School.
Achieving silver means that the school is 'Rights Aware' and the UNCRC UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is in policy, practice and culture across the school.
Rights Rangers have been instrumental in recognition as a Silver Rights Respecting School. Achieving silver means that the school is 'Rights Aware' and the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is in policy, practice and culture across the school. Gorsefield Primary School promotes knowledge and understanding of the convention throughout the school an community, as put into action during the 'Bronze' stage being 'Rights Committed'.
As a silver rights respecting school, we have seen a positive impact on the actions of children and staff, on the school's ethos, practice and environment. Our children see themselves as rights respecting global citizens and advocates for fairness and children's rights, both locally and globally. We have seen a positive impact on the actions of children and staff, on the school's ethos, practice and environment. Our children see themselves as rights respecting global citizens and advocates for fairness and children's rights, both locally and globally. Our Rights Rangers lead through a rights-centered approach, working extremely hard to achieve the Gold Rights Respecting School award before the end of the academic year.
Here at Gorsefield, children have the opportunity to become a Rights Ranger. A Rights Ranger is an advocate and champion of the UNCRC and make it a duty to ensure all children and adults are meeting the UN Convention.
Children interested in becoming a Rights Ranger at Gorsefield Primary School can apply here.
A children friendly version of the UNCRC can be found here.
A summary of the UNCRC can be found here.
Rights Rangers Global Work
The Rights Rangers have not only had a local impact as they have trained Radcliffe primary schools’ pupil parliaments to become Rights Rangers, but a global impact too! Gorsefield Primary School Rights Rangers teamed up with Edge Hill University and their Professor of Children's Rights and Professor of Child Health Literacy, to be consulted on a world-wide publication. The Rights Rangers were consulted on children's health care procedures and ISupport Rights-Based Standards for children needing healthcare procedures.
The work on the ISupport Standards links with UNCRC Articles 3, 6, 24 and 25.
You can view the final publication here.
UNCRC Article of the Week
Each week in our Key Stage assemblies, we explore Picture News, using current events and real-life stories to encourage curiosity, discussion and critical thinking. These engaging sessions give our children the opportunity to share their ideas, listen to different viewpoints and reflect on the world around them.
Our weekly Picture News discussions are linked to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), helping children to understand their rights and consider how these rights apply to their own lives and to the lives of children around the world. Through this, we aim to develop informed, respectful and compassionate global citizens. Here is the overview of rights studied, the link question and news article with corresponding British Value and Protected Characteristic.
2025-2026 Picture News Assemblies Coverage
UNCRC 'Articles In Action'
Each week, we focus on rewarding children for an Article in Action, giving children meaningful opportunities to put their understanding of children’s rights into practice. We capture and celebrate these actions across our school, recognising the positive difference our children make to their own lives, the lives of others and the wider community.
By regularly reflecting on how rights can be respected, promoted and protected, we support our children in moving from being Rights Aware to becoming Rights Committed. This ongoing journey helps us to embed children’s rights throughout school life as we work towards achieving the UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award.
Articles In Action are also celebrated each week on our weekly newsletter.