School Charter
The Rights Respecting School Council have written a new school charter which is based upon the 42 rights of children as set out by UNICEF. They have worked hard to make sure that they reflect our school.
At Abbeyfield we learn to respect each other and to live peacefully
| Our Rights | Our Responsibilities |
| We have the right to learn | We take pride in our work and always do our bestWe don’t distract other people from their learning
We get ready to learn as quickly as we can |
| We have the right to feel safe | We keep our hands and feet to ourselvesWe don’t deliberately say things to hurt other people’s feelings
We play fair and we accept that we can’t always win |
| We have the right to have our voice heard | We listen to other people with respectWe put our hands up to give everyone chance to speak
We don’t laugh at other people’s ideas or mistakes |
| We have the right to a clean and safe environment | We respect everyone’s private space – including their tray and their own thingsWe take care of school property
We all help to keep our school tidy and rubbish free |
| We have the right to be ourselves, with our own friends, beliefs and opinions | We respect other people’s familiesWe respect other people’s friendship choices
We don’t get angry when other people have different beliefs and opinions |