A Human Rights Approach to School Leadership

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A Human Rights Approach to School Leadership

• John West-Burnham

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The Basis for Human Rights Education

• A sense of self-worth value, dignity and
  integrity.
• A sense of the worth of others.
• A recognition of the implications of ones
  actions.

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Understanding Human Rights

• Individual liberty expressed through choice.
• Privacy.
• Freedom of speech and conscience.
• Representative and responsive government.
• Equity and parity of esteem.
• Justice as fairness.

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Defining Leadership

• Clarity of purpose.
• Moral confidence.
• Engagement with people.

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The Purpose of Education
Human Rights Social Justice
Learning Well-being
Performance Standards
Cultural Transmission
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Moral Confidence
morals
values
ethics
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Authentic Leadership
Language
Values
Behaviours
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• Man did not enter into society to become worse
  than he was before, nor to have fewer rightsbut
  to have those rights better secured.
• Tom Paine

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Embedding Human Rights in Education

• Dialogue
• Schools as communities.
• Personalizing learning.
• Student voice and leadership.
• From find and fix to predict and prevent.
• Learning through experience.