A legally-binding international agreement setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child, regardless of their race, religion or abilities. The UNCRC consists of 54 articles that set out children’s rights and how governments should work together to make them available to all children.

Support from within the school, this includes access to Educational Psychology, Support for Learning teachers and outreach teachers.  Usually incorporating levels 1 and 2 of the Staged Level of Intervention framework. Universal support is the responsibility of all practitioners and partners within their own teaching environments. It includes children and young people’s entitlement to conversations about learning, reviewing progress and planning next steps as part of effective personal learning planning. It means ensuring planned opportunities for achievement which focus on the learning and progress made through activities across the full range of contexts and settings in which the curriculum is experienced.