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Available from: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/schools/

THE FAIRTRAD

E SCHOOLS AWARD

The five goals... 1. Set up a Fairtrade School Steering Group.2. Whole-school Fairtrade Policy.3. Selling, promoting and using Fairtrade products.4. Learning about Fairtrade issues through the curriculum.5. Promoting and taking action for Fairtrade in the school and wider community.

Evidence • Sets of minutes • Names of Steering Group members and their role in the school (at least 50% should be pupils)• Sales records or invoices of products bought for the school• Lesson plans and samples of pupils’ work • Photographs of events • Relevant press cuttings• Newsletter articles, school website references

The benefits of becoming a Fairtrade School…For the whole school… • Local and national recognition; there’s a certificate to display in the school entrance• Provides an exciting and meaningful project for School Councils • Supports and links in with lots of other initiatives such as Eco-Schools, International Schools, Healthy Schools for pupils and stunts• Enables the school to have a positive influence on the wider school/local community• Links with an important country wide and international movement for a fairer world

The benefits of becoming a Fairtrade School…For pupils…• Enables pupils to engage in active citizenship; contributes to making the world a fairer place• Capitalises on young people’s enthusiasm for Fairtrade • Helps pupils to understand interdependence; how their choices and actions can impact on others• Helps pupils develop and use skills - taking responsibility, making positive choices, planning and implementing a campaign…• Encourages critical thinking • Offers opportunities for challenge and confidence building• Promoting Fairtrade is fun!Fairtrade for pupils and students

The benefits of becoming a Fairtrade School…For teachers…• Provides opportunities to enhance many areas of the curriculum • Provides opportunities for real active citizenship• Contributes to ‘Every Child Matters’ and ‘Sustainable Schools’

Where to next?• Think about whose support will be needed to help the school become a Fairtrade School: headteacher, governors, key teaching staff, catering staff, School Council...• Get agreement in principle to work towards the Fairtrade Schools Award• Carry out a Fairtrade audit of the school - available in the Action Guide• Plan next steps/actions to begin process: decide who is going to do what and when, and start collecting evidence