RRSA Conference
Our annual online event
Our annual online event is a chance to come together so we can celebrate and be inspired by our shared commitment to child rights education.
Our 2024 conference explored school leadership within the framework of child rights education, aimed specifically at school leaders and those leading RRSA work in their setting.
Agenda for 2024
9:30 – Welcome: with Martin Russell, Programme Director RRSA
9:45 to 10:25 – Leading Change for Children: Find out how the RRSA creates change for children. In this session we will explore our theory of change, a methodology that outlines how we create change for children across the UK through child rights education. With Research, Evaluation and Participation Manager, Charlotte Fielder, teacher and RRSA Lead at Colgrave Primary School Nelson Ganeshwaran and RRSA Professional Adviser Steven Kidd.
10:30 to 11:10 – Child Rights Leadership for Today’s Challenges: with Dr Kulvarn Atwal. This session will explore the major challenges facing school and education leaders today and how incorporating children’s rights into management, policy, teaching and learning can help address these issues.
11:15 to 12:15– Leaders in Conversation: Join us to hear leaders in education from local authorities, and secondary, primary and trusts school settings across the UK talk about the successes and challenges in their roles and the place of children’s rights and RRSA within the educational landscape.
12:20 – Closing remarks
About this event
The RRSA conference is open to teachers and other staff from schools already involved in RRSA but will be particularly relevant for those working in a leadership roles or those leading RRSA work in their setting. It is also suitable for those as well as those looking to find out more about the programme and professionals in the field of rights-based education.
The conference is held in early October each year and runs as a day long or half day event on Microsoft Teams.
Session Recordings from Conference 2024
Session Recordings from Conference 2023
This session on UNICEF’s work in education globally was led by Kate Cotton, Senior Programme Specialist (Education) UNICEF UK.
Introduction from Isobel Mitchell, Professional Adviser RRSA
The Child Rights Journey in Scotland with Maxine Jolly, Senior Education Officer, Educate Scotland.
Introduction from Gerry McMurtrie, RRSA Senior Professional Adviser.
Safeguarding and tackling child-on-child abuse through the framework of children’s rights with Sarah Lancaster, Head of Safeguarding at UNICEF UK Marielle Burgess and Jenni Girling from Comberton Village Collage.
Session introduced by Katelyn Farrenson, RRSA Professional Adviser
This session with Rebecca Dallison, Head of Campaigns and Kathy Allan, RRSA Senior Professional Adviser, at UNICEF UK, features campaigning in school case studies from Wesley Davidson from Fareham Academy and Whitney Shore, Chesterton Primary School, Battersea.
Introduction from Jenny Price, RRSA Professional Adviser.
Rebecca’s PowerPoint presentation
Whitney’s PowerPoint presentation
Wesley’s PowerPoint presentation
Practitioners Panel discussion with Martin Russell, Marie Murphy, Shubnam Aziz, Sumana Jain and Ioannis Skarmoutsos.