School Organisation

This resource outlines the obligations of parents, which reinforce the school-parent relationship that is required by New Zealand education policy and good practice. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)

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It is the teacher's task to translate national policies into practical action in each school and to ensure that they embrace a culture that is inclusive and respectful of every child. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)

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The international human rights framework that has emerged during the last century to act as a cross-cultural ethical guide to individual, organisational and state behaviour is a product of extensive negotiation and agreement. This resource outlines the development of negotiated Rights & Responsibilities Agreements replicates this international process in the school. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)

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An example of a 'School Agreement' which was drawn up by some children and their teachers from Hampshire County in the UK. There is also a 'Playground Charter' which states the rights that the children are entilted to on the playground, as well as the responsibilities that need to be taken. Hampshire provides many valuable resources for NZ schools to draw on when drafting their own human rights-based school charter.

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Schools are indisputably the primary institutions in which children develop an understanding of what it takes to become an active and knowledgeable democratic citizen, who is aware of and exerts their fundamental human rights and responsibilities in every day life. Such an understanding however, cannot be cultivated without democratic structures and processes being actively modelled for students in schools. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)

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A whole school activity which is crucial to development as a rights respecting community. This activity will have students and teachers alike examining thoughtfully and critically the human rights climate at their school and making connections between the need for a safe school environment and international standards of human rights. Curriculum values of 'integrity - Ngãkau/tapatahi' and 'Respect - Manaaki/ãwhi' are encouraged by making all members of the school community equally accountable for the protection of human rights. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)

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Leading the school in the development of human rights-based education is consistent with, requires, and reinforces the areas of practice, activities and qualities outlined in the Kiwi Leadership model for Principals (KLP)

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