RCE Quality Assurance System

The RCE Framework is the civil society implementation of a proposal from the World Programme for Human Rights Education (First Phase 2005-2007) approved by the UN General Assembly to 10 (x) Establish a rights-based quality assurance system (including school self-evaluation and development planning, school inspection, etc.) for education in general and create specific quality assurance mechanisms for human rights education;

What is happening

1. IDEC 2025 will host workshops to prepare a Quality Assurance System for Rights-Centric Education (see here)
2. A group of volunteers are presently working virtually to prepare the workshops

Suggested reading

1. 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
2. The 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:
   1. We too will have Case Studies
   2. Unlike the RRSA, we will not start by accepting the presently mainstreamed system of schools as the baseline.
   3. 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
   4. There will not be any participating fees.
3. Proposed Pledge to join RCE Quality Assurance System