Human Rights: Education
Commons · Question 9437 · Tabled 12 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote and support the adoption of the (a) Rights Respecting Schools programme and (b) principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in schools.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 23 Jun 2026
The government is committed to upholding the principles of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and safeguarding the rights of children within schools. For example, the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act included several measures to enhance chil...