Pupils at a Galashiels school have partnered with a national health charity to promote children's rights across Scotland.

Burgh Primary pupils were recently invited to the launch of Children's Health Scotland's 'My Health, My Rights' charter.

Children's Health Scotland is a charity that focuses on meeting the needs of children and young people and their families, particularly during times of illness.

They aim to inform children of their rights and responsibilities and provide guidance on where to access information and support and what they should expect from health service providers.

They encourage parents and carers to participate in decisions about their children's treatment and care.

As part of this initiative, the charity visited schools across Scotland, including Burgh Primary, to conduct a series of workshops.

They asked the children about their views and explored how schools, health boards, councils, and other decision-makers can better inform children and their families about their rights in various health situations.

The charity was impressed by the contributions from Burgh Primary pupils that they awarded the school 'Health Rights Defenders' status.

This is in recognition of the school's commitment to promoting rights and better informing children within the school community.

Kirsty Hadden, headteacher of Burgh Primary School, said: "We have a strong commitment to ensuring that our children know their rights and responsibilities here at Burgh and we were delighted to host a special workshop with Children’s Health Scotland earlier this year as part of the project.

"The charity were so impressed with what our pupils had to say that they included several of their ideas in the final resource and invited some of the class through to the Scottish Parliament for its launch.

"We are very proud to have pupils and staff named as ‘Health Rights Defenders’ and will continue to encourage our children to better understand their rights and responsibilities across all age ranges."

The event at Holyrood was attended by politicians and Nicola Killean, the commissioner of Children’s and Young People