The charter, which is currently backed by 17 borough councils, has been described by the VRU as “a partnership between young people, schools and local authorities to help tackle rising suspensions and absenteeism that has led to thousands of children losing out on learning - and becoming at greater risk of exposure to violence”.
It has been created in collaboration with young people and professionals and is based on four key principles:
Embedding equity and diversity
Students as active citizens
Being adaptable and reflective
Beyond academic achievement
Another key strand of the charter is a new £1.4m partnership between the Sadiq Khan’s VRU and UNICEF UK that will provide children’s rights resources and training to support inclusive practice and engagement for all state-funded school and education settings in London for the next four years.
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