becoming a fairtrade school. where do your clothes come from?
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Becoming a Fairtrade School
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Where do your clothes come from?
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What does Fair Trade guarantee?
1. A fair price to producers in developing countries
2. A ‘living wage’ for those producers
3. Safe working conditions
4. Protection for the environment
5. Rights for women
6. A social premium
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The Fairtrade Mark
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The 5 Goals to becoming a Fairtrade School
1. Set up a Fairtrade Steering Group
2. Adopt a Fairtrade Policy
3. Commit to Fairtrade Products
4. Learn about Fairtrade
5. Take action for Fairtrade
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Set up a Fairtrade Steering Group
Pupils and adults – at least half young people
Totally new group, or members of eco-committee or school council
Meet at least once a term
Evidence: Minutes of meetings, Action Plan, List of names and roles.
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Adopt a Fairtrade Policy
Why the school wants to make a Fairtrade commitment and what they are going to do
Policy agreed by the School Governors, and signed by the Head Teacher and at least once young person
Evidence: A copy of the policy. Make sure it is signed!
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Commit to Fairtrade Products
Use Fairtrade products where you CAN
Buy them from the supermarket, or on a sale or return basis from SUSSED or Traidcraft
Evidence: List of products and how they were used. Sales records, invoices, receipts. Why not take a photo of them all instead of scanning them in!
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Learn about Fairtrade
Cover Fairtrade in at least 2 year groups, in at least 3 subjects
Evidence: Description of how this was done, lesson plans or departmental plans, examples of work.
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Take Action on Fairtrade Do at least one event or activity each term, INCLUDING ONE IN FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT
Make Fairtrade a part of what you already do
Advertise events
Evidence: List of events, photographs, press cuttings, newsletters, website coverage.
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Evidence• Unlike Eco-Schools and Healthy Schools you DO NOT need a huge file of evidence.
• Everything is uploaded online – do it as you go along.
• Remember – you don’t need a huge amount of evidence
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What next?• Register on the scheme – www.fairtrade.org.uk/schools
• Get going (and keep going!)
• Call or email if you need anything – [email protected], 01656 643669 (Mon-Thurs)
• Next meeting – 19th January 2012
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What next?• Register on the scheme – www.fairtrade.org.uk/schools
• Get going (and keep going!)
• Call or email if you need anything – [email protected], 01656 643669 (Mon-Thurs)
• Next meeting – 19th January 2012