Shotts school celebrates gaining UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Award

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A North Lanarkshire school is celebrating gaining its UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Award. St Patrick’s Primary in Shotts gained its bronze award with pupils delighted to showcase the hard work that has been undertaken in gaining the gong.

St Patrick’s Primary class teacher Claire Taylor explained more about the work being done in class.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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