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== What is happening ==
The RCE Quality Assurance System (QAS) is a participatory mechanism supporting educational environments (schools, homes and others) to bring their practices into alignment with Child Rights. (Read more at [https://rights-centric.education/about-RCE-QAS website])
# IDEC 2025 will host workshops to prepare a Quality Assurance System for Rights-Centric Education (see [https://www.eudec2025.org/mainstreaming-democratic-education/ here])
# A group of volunteers are presently working virtually to prepare the workshops


== Suggested reading ==
'''The RCE QAS was inaugurated on Nov 20th, 2025''', recording available [https://youtu.be/gQDbwCNIeVE here].
# [[Revised draft plan of action for the first phase (2005-2007) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education]] this is what included a proposal for a Rights-based Quality Assurance System for Education in general
 
# The [https://www.unicef.org.uk/rights-respecting-schools/how-we-create-change-for-children/theory-of-change/ Theory of Change] for UNICEF's Rights-Respecting Schools Award (RRSA). (H/T to Don Berg for sharing this). The proposed Quality Assurance is similar, but different:
Pending action items (to add an item here, email network@rights-centric.education or bring it up in the RCE Discord)
## We too will have [https://www.unicef.org.uk/rights-respecting-schools/resources/teaching-resources/best-practice-case-studies/ Case Studies]
 
## Unlike the RRSA, we will not start by accepting the presently mainstreamed system of schools as the baseline.
# How will we organize the submissions to the QAS? For example
## There will not be an authority that will set benchmarks (RRSA has Bronze, Silver, Gold levels) - instead, it will be the Right-Holders themselves who will evaluate how well their Rights are being respected
## Types of submissions...
## There will not be any participating fees.
### Some submissions are "Promises" and are for a specific commitment (some examples [[Example QAS Commitments|here]]) to be delivered by a specific timeline (much like how countries agree to commitments as part of the reporting on treaties)
### There can be updates on Promises
### There can be Case Studies
## Tagging of submissions (linking them to one or more articles in the CRC)
# What is the platform that we will use for Participants to submit their reports to the QAS?
# How can Participants be supported (by Advisors and other Participants) in their submissions?
# How can we onboard more people, especially those outside the RCE Network (this would be from 2026 onwards, after the early adopters finalize the details)
# Is there any more information we need to provide on the webpage? Is there anything that is not clear enough that we should revise?
# Should anything from the present [[QAS FAQ]] be published on the website?

Latest revision as of 07:55, 27 November 2025

The RCE Quality Assurance System (QAS) is a participatory mechanism supporting educational environments (schools, homes and others) to bring their practices into alignment with Child Rights. (Read more at website)

The RCE QAS was inaugurated on Nov 20th, 2025, recording available here.

Pending action items (to add an item here, email network@rights-centric.education or bring it up in the RCE Discord)

  1. How will we organize the submissions to the QAS? For example
    1. Types of submissions...
      1. Some submissions are "Promises" and are for a specific commitment (some examples here) to be delivered by a specific timeline (much like how countries agree to commitments as part of the reporting on treaties)
      2. There can be updates on Promises
      3. There can be Case Studies
    2. Tagging of submissions (linking them to one or more articles in the CRC)
  2. What is the platform that we will use for Participants to submit their reports to the QAS?
  3. How can Participants be supported (by Advisors and other Participants) in their submissions?
  4. How can we onboard more people, especially those outside the RCE Network (this would be from 2026 onwards, after the early adopters finalize the details)
  5. Is there any more information we need to provide on the webpage? Is there anything that is not clear enough that we should revise?
  6. Should anything from the present QAS FAQ be published on the website?
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