Tavistock Charter

 

At Tavistock we aim to be a Rights Respecting School. This means that we:

Learn about the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the child.

Understand that we all have a right to learn and be happy.

Treat each other with respect.

Remember that it is our responsibility to look after ourselves and our school.

Remember the things we have agreed to do to help us all to achieve happily together.

Stand up for our rights and those of others.

At playtime

Children and teachers have the right to a happy playtime.

So we all have the responsibility to:

Keep the playground safe.

Play carefully so we don’t hurt anyone.

Speak kindly to each other.

Help the playground friends to do their job well.

Keep the playground clean by putting rubbish in the bins.

Stand still when the whistle goes and walk in sensibly when told to.

Remember how we have agreed to use the climbing equipment.

Respect each other's feelings, especially if we are feeling cross.

Understand that sometimes the right to playtime might be lost if we take other people’s right to a happy playtime away from them.

In the classroom

All children have the right to learn and teachers have the right to teach.

So children have the responsibility to:

Help children to understand how they can improve their work.

Give children the chance to say how they feel and to make decisions about things that affect them.

Work with children to make the classroom a happy and safe place.

Try their best.

Let other children work without disturbing them.

Speak kindly and politely to the teacher and other children.

Do as they are told straight away.

Follow the rules that the class has agreed together for a happy classroom.

Take part in opportunities to discuss how we can improve our school.

 And teachers have the responsibility to:

Make lessons interesting and enjoyable.

Help children to understand how they can improve their work.

Give children the chance to say how they feel and to make decisions about things that affect them.

Work with children to make the classroom a happy and safe place.

Around school

Everyone has the right to enjoy coming to school and be safe and able to learn.

So we all have the responsibility to:

Take part in assemblies, doing our best sitting, listening and thinking and allowing everyone else to do the same.

Let others go to the toilet in private.

Treat the toilets as we would treat our bathroom at home so that they are clean and pleasant for everyone to use.

Keep everyone safe in the lunch hall by walking carefully.

Eat politely without dropping food on the floor.

Remember to say please and thank you.

Hang our coats and bags up and treat other people’s things with respect by taking care of them as if they were our own.

Say positive and encouraging things to each other.

Look after each other when we are sad.

Work together to make sure we can  all have pride in our school community.

Have fun together.