A PRIMARY school in Rhyl is to receive a Silver Rights Respecting School Award by UNICEF UK.

Ysgol Emmanuel school will be awarded this accolade by UNICEF, 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.

Silver awards are given to schools that make excellent progress towards embedding the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into its ethos and curriculum.

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There are more than 1,300 schools across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales that have achieved silver, and in excess of 600 schools that have been awarded gold.

Rona Jones, headteacher of Ysgol Emmanuel, said: “We are so proud that our school has achieved the silver award, which highlights the importance of putting children’s rights at the heart of a school.

“Thank you to pupils, governors and staff for enabling this to be achieved.”

Together with its partners, UNICEF works in 190 different countries across the world.