Our Lady’s RC Primary School in Dundee receives prestigious UNICEF UK Gold Award

Dundee’s Our Lady’s RC Primary School has been awarded Gold by UNICEF UK’s Rights Respecting School programme.  

UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and their rights. The Rights Respecting Schools Award is granted to schools that show commitment to promoting and realising children’s rights and encouraging adults, children and young people to respect the rights of others in school.

Gold is the highest accolade given by UNICEF UK and shows a deep and thorough commitment to children’s rights at all levels of school life. There are two schools in Dundee that have received Gold. 

This school has been working with UNICEF UK since June 2021. They received their Silver Certificate in June 2023.  

Children, Families and Communities Convener Stewart Hunter said: “I am delighted to see that Our Lady’s RC Primary has been awarded this Gold Award. 

“This achievement highlights the school’s dedication to placing children's rights at the heart of everything they do. It was great to see several of the school’s strengths play a key role in earning this award, including its positive ethos based on mutual respect and trust, as well as children feeling valued, supported and safe in school.

“I want to thank the staff, the young people and community for all their efforts, I know how important it was for them to win this award.” 

Headteacher of Our Lady’s Primary School Lorna Dashwood said: “I am incredibly proud of our school community for achieving the Gold Award from UNICEF UK. This recognition reflects our deep commitment to placing children’s rights at the heart of our school, and it celebrates the ongoing support and dedication of everyone involved.  

“A heartfelt thank you to Kirsty Keegan, our Principal Teacher, for her outstanding leadership, and to our children, families, staff, and the wider Our Lady’s school community for their continued support and commitment.”  

The Award recognises achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of a school’s planning, policies and practice. A Rights Respecting School is a community where children’s rights are learned, taught, practised, respected, protected and promoted.