Bidston Avenue Primary School is to be awarded Gold by UNICEF UK’s Rights Respecting School programme.

UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and their rights. The Rights Respecting Schools Award is granted to schools that show commitment to promoting and realising children’s rights and encouraging adults, children and young people to respect the rights of others in school.  Gold is the highest accolade given by UNICEF UK and shows a deep and thorough commitment to children’s rights at all levels of school life. There are over 600 schools across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales that have received Gold.

Headteacher of Bidston Avenue Primary School, Stuart Brady, said: “We are delighted to receive national recognition and this award acknowledges our achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of a school’s planning, policies and practice.  A Rights Respecting School is a community where children’s rights are learned, taught, practised, respected, protected and promoted.  A huge well done and thank you to all of our pupils, staff and governors.”

UNICEF UK Rights Respecting Schools Programme Director, Martin Russell, said:

“We are very pleased to be awarding Bidston Avenue Primary School Gold, Rights Respecting.  It is clear that the whole school has embraced a culture based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.  Bidston Avenue Primary School is a very inclusive school where children report feeling valued and safe irrespective of their background. Pupils also have many genuine opportunities to have their views heard and influence key aspect of school life, in turn creating a positive learning environment. It was also clear that children had an excellent grasp of children’s rights and social justice, and so did school staff, parents, carers and the school’s governors. Everyone should be very proud of their achievement.”

The UNICEF UK Rights Respecting Schools initiative is aimed at schools across the UK, including those in an early years setting. Currently, it works with nearly 5,000 primary schools, secondary schools, schools for children and young people with special educational needs and pupil referral units across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Schools have reported a positive impact on pupil behaviour, relationships and well-being by enhancing pupils’ self-esteem, leading to less truancy and bullying, better learning and improved academic standards.

About UNICEF

UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation for children, promoting the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.  

UNICEF UK raises funds to protect children in danger, transform their lives and build a safer world for tomorrow’s children. As a registered charity we raise funds through donations from individuals, organisations and companies and we lobby and campaign to keep children safe. UNICEF UK also runs programmes in schools, hospitals and with local authorities in the UK. For more information, visit unicef.org.uk.

Dear Parents/Carers,

We have been informed by our caterers, Edsential, that a price rise will be implemented for meals from 1st April 2024.

The new price will be £2.89.

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We were delighted to be part of Bill Ryder Jones's new album, Iechyd Da, which was released on Friday (all streamers, vinyl and CD).

The smaller choir group worked with Bill at Bidston Observatory, which was chosen for its great acoustics.  

The choir appear on 4 tracks (see the Choir page in the children' section of the website).  It is the second album in which our choir has taken part, the first being with Two Black Sheep a few years ago.