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"Nowadays I don’t think twice about buying Fairtrade because the products are all top quality. Producers may seem remote from our daily lives, but their families and children depend heavily upon the income they receive for their products." Donna Air, TV presenter

Overview of application process

It’s easy to apply – just follow these simple instructions:

  • Click on the Home Page to register.
  • Fill in the registration form and press the ‘Submit’ button.
  • You will receive a confirmation email from the Fairtrade Foundation.
  • Now you may begin uploading your documents whenever you like.
  • Use your email and password to access your ‘My Fairtrade School’ files. You will see a list of Five Goals.
  • When you are ready, click on the button to the left of the Goal where you want to begin.
  • You will see the evidence that is required for that goal.
  • Browse to find your documents and double click on them. When you have selected all your files, click on ‘Upload now’.
  • If you are uploading photographs or scanned documents, please ensure that any single file is no more than 500 kilobytes.
  • Now you have begun to enter files, you can delete or add to them anytime.
  • When you are happy that you have supplied all the evidence required, press the ‘Submit’ button and your application will be sent to an assessor.
  • Within a few weeks you will receive an email to tell you that your application has been assessed.
  • Go into your ’My Fairtrade School’ file again and you will see the assessor’s comments. No school will ever ‘fail’ but you might be asked to supply some additional evidence.
  • Simply add the missing files whenever you are ready and submit them again.
  • When you are successful you will receive our official certificate and ‘We are a Fairtrade School’ logo.
  • Continue with your activities, and don’t forget to renew your Fairtrade School status in a year’s time.