We are now an accredited Rights Respecting School having achieved our Silver Award from Unicef. This means that we have shown that we are committed as a school community to making the rights in the UNCRC at the heart of everything we do. This has been achieved by our school Pupil Council who act as our steering group as well as some of our staff who have helped get this programme started. We had our first Rights Activity IDL day at the end of May to help  our young people and staff learn more about the rights across different activities and was a great success.

Unicef is the world’s leading organisation working for children and young people and their rights. In 1989, governments across the world agreed that all children have the same rights by adopting the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). These rights are based on what a child needs to survive, grow, participate and fulfil their potential. 

Kirkcudbright Academy pupils will learn about their rights by putting them into practice every day. A Rights Respecting School models rights and respect in all its relationships.