Broughton Primary School is proud to be a 'rights respecting' school.  A rights-respecting school is a community where children’s rights are taught, learned, practised, respected, protected and promoted. Young people and the school community know about children’s rights by putting them into practice every day.  

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Visit to Test Valley School to listen to Emmanuel Jal. 19 October 2023

Pupils in years 4, 5 and 6 attended a presentation by Emmanuel Jal at Test Valley School. The session started with his inspiring and dramatic song 'We want Peace' which immediately captured the children’s attention. Mr Jal then related his unique story as a child soldier in South Sudan and the traumatic and difficult escape from this. He shared his positive outlook on life and encouraged the children to follow their dreams with persistence, self-belief and resilience.

Back in school, the children discussed how many of Mr Jal’s rights were denied as a child and how the Convention on the Rights of the Child tries to protect children today.

The School Charter Working Party with Mrs Macey. 19 April 2023

little people, BIG IDEAS

7 September 2022

Key Stage 2 children enjoyed a morning at Mottisfont Abbey learning about people who have made a difference.  The trail had been devised by the National Trust to showcase the children's book series of the same name and it gave us a marvellous opportunity to understand how children's rights have been improved by people and events currently and in the past.  Many thanks must go to NT Mottisfont for extending the event past its closing date so we all could benefit from the experience.

Little people, BIG IDEAS

February 2022

Throughout the autumn term, our break time charter group met to discuss how our the success of our class charters could be transferred to break times.  Following consultation with lunchtime supervisors and teaching staff, the content of the agreement between the children and duty bearers of Broughton Primary was finalised in December. Following a competition judged by Mrs Macey, the design by was finalised, printed and displayed in the playground to remind everyone of our shared values and principles based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

In 2020, Broughton Primary School gained Silver level Rights Respecting Accreditation. We are very proud of this achievement.

The UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Award puts children’s rights at the heart of schools in the UK. To quote from the UNICEF website:

'UNICEF works with schools in the UK to create safe and inspiring places to learn, where children are respected, their talents are nurtured and they are able to thrive. Our Rights Respecting Schools Award embeds these values in daily school life and gives children the best chance to lead happy, healthy lives and to be responsible, active citizens. Using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as our guide, we are working with more UK schools than almost any other organisation. Over 1.6 million children in the UK go to a Rights Respecting School and nearly 5,000 schools up and down the country are working through the Award.' 

In the Silver level evaluation, the moderator looked at all the examples of work we have done, sampled lessons, examined portfolios, and looked at our school improvement plans. She spoke at length to Mrs. Bottle and a number of children from the steering group. She was full of praise for the amount and quality of the work that has gone in to our Rights Respecting journey to Silver, but above all else commended the knowledge and passion demonstrated by the children who spoke to her.

Everyone in the school has contributed to this achievement, but particular thanks go to the following children, who spoke so eloquently and whose commitment to this work inspires us all:  Well done James, Flossie, Jemima, and Annabel. And, of course, to Mrs Bottle, who has worked very hard to embed this ethos across the school and lead our work in this area. We now begin our journey towards the Gold accreditation!