The impact of a Rights Respecting Schools approach on feelings of belonging and inclusion experienced by pupils in school : Children's Report

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Robinson, Carol and Allan, Charlotte and Andreas, Pia and Laguda, Anne (2026) The impact of a Rights Respecting Schools approach on feelings of belonging and inclusion experienced by pupils in school : Children's Report. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. (https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00096538)

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Abstract

UNICEF UK is concerned with promoting knowledge and understanding about children’s rights. Their well-established school-based Rights Respecting School Award (RRSA) supports schools in this endeavour and aims to ensure children and adults in schools can recognise and respond to children’s rights violations. UNICEF UK has conducted large scale research in schools registered for the RRSA with the aim of enhancing understandings about the impact of the award and informing their future practice (UNICEF UK, 2020). However, one area that is currently underexplored relates to how RRSA supports children to develop a sense of belonging and inclusion in school. It is this area on which this study focuses. The project aimed to address the current gap in knowledge about the impact of a UNICEF UK’s Rights Respecting Schools (RRS) approach on supporting children to develop a sense of belonging and inclusion in the education system. The project aimed to develop new insights into: (i) the impact of UNICEF UK’s RRS approach on feelings of belonging and inclusion experienced by pupils; (ii) challenges associated with ensuring all pupils, including those identified as marginalised, develop a sense of belonging and inclusion in school. Consideration was also given to whether knowledge and understanding about children’s rights impacts on pupils’ sense of school belonging and inclusion.

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Robinson, Carol ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7363-9735, Allan, Charlotte ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7261-6917, Andreas, Pia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5834-5202 and Laguda, Anne;
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