St Nicholas Church in Wales Primary School in the Vale of Glamorgan receives prestigious UNICEF UK Gold Award

St Nicholas Church in Wales Primary School in the Vale of Glamorgan 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 over 600 schools across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales that have received Gold.

The school has been working with UNICEF UK since 2018. They received their Silver certificate in November 2022. St. Nicholas C/W Primary School was awarded the Gold certificate to mark their achievement in January 2026 St. Nicholas is only the second Primary School in the Vale of Glamorgan to achieve Gold status.

Headteacher Rachel Evans, said: “We are proud to receive the UNICEF UK Gold Award, recognising our commitment to putting children’s rights at the heart of our family school. This achievement reflects a community where every child is valued and heard and supports our vision that “faith + family + future = endless possibilities.”

This success is down to the dedication and commitment of our pupils, staff, and wider community, who bring these values to life every day. I am so proud to be part of such a wonderful school”

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.