Rights Respecting School
UNICEF at Saltley
Saltley Academy is proud to be a Gold Rights and Respecting School
Over the years, we have worked incredibly hard as a school to achieve and maintain our Gold Rights Respecting School status. This prestigious recognition means that we continue to base our ethos and values on the human rights of all children, as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which was adopted in 1989.
We are a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting School, something we have been delighted to maintain since 2019. We were the first secondary school in Birmingham to be awarded the Silver Award in 2016, and in 2021 we were re-awarded the Gold Award making us part of a very small group of schools in the West Midlands to be granted this distinction.
This award is testimony to our strong belief in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which was signed in 1989. At Saltley Academy, such rights are not only learnt they are experienced. They inform our ethos, underpin our values, and permeate all elements of school life, including assemblies and lessons, enrichment and student leadership.
Our students are prepared to understand their rights and the importance of valuing other people's rights. Respectful relationships are the foundation for a productive learning community, and this prepares our young people to be outstanding learners and active, caring citizens locally, nationally, and internationally.
Through our Super Six Student Leadership programme, students play a key role in advocating children's rights so that every child is heard and their voice is valued. At Saltley Academy, we are not merely getting students ready for examinations, we are getting them ready for life.
Short Stories by Reading Ambassadors
A poem by Musa Muhammad:
Rights are the foundation
Student Leadership Rights Respecting Charter
Our student leaders have developed a charter that represents the voice of all pupils at Saltley Academy.
The charter below serves as both a reminder and a commitment: as members of the Saltley community, we must ensure that every pupil has access to their rights, receives a safe and supportive education, and is surrounded by adults who uphold their responsibilities as duty bearers.
The charter has been formally signed by our senior prefect team — Huma (Head Girl), Hasan (Head Boy), Hadiyah (Deputy Head Girl), and Yaqeen (Deputy Head Girl) — on behalf of all Saltley Academy pupils.
