UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools - Article of the Month

September 2023

Exploring Article 12:

Why should you be able to share your views and opinions on matters that affect you?

• Being involved in decisions makes you feel like a part of it, you have ownership. 
• Relationships between children and adults improve when there’s communication. 
• School is there to help children to learn, so it is important to put children at the centre. 
• Children have some great ideas that adults might never think of.
• It helps to prepare you for adulthood. 
• Children and young people feel valued. 
• Involving young people means there are more people to make a difference. 
• We all have different views and experiences, so including everyone means we get lots of perspectives. 
• It can help you to learn about politics and democracy. 
• It is your right to be involved in decisions which affect you!