Support & Resources
Becoming a Fairtrade School is something that everyone can do together. To make it more fun, you could link up with other schools in your area and plan activities together. There's also lots more support out there.
Fairtrade Schools Action Guide
For everything you need to know about how to become a Fairtrade School, email us to order your action guide or download your School Action Guide and Evidence Checklist (2650.82KB) here.
Here are some other useful tools you might want to download:
Pupil Leaflet and Activity Sheet (1205.32KB)
Map Primary School (1913.22KB)
Map Secondary School (2009.50KB)
School Goals Practical Tools (934.72KB)
Goal Progress Chart (485.90KB)
Teaching and Learning Worksheets (2970.04KB)
Evidence Checklist Renewal (176.03KB)
Step back to school in Fairtade cotton
In 2011 we challenged you to make bunting for Fairtrade Fortnight. You did us proud! Over 150,000 individual triangles of bunting came back to us from people who wanted to see trade work better for poor farmers. It earned us all a place in the Guinness Book of Records for the longest string of bunting, and you did a great job in raising awareness of the existence, and need for, Fairtrade cotton.
The next challenge: In 2012 we want you to take the next step and take action for Fairtrade cotton.
Here’s all you need to
• teach about Fairtrade
• get your students campaigning
• swap your uniform for Fairtrade cotton uniform:
Step back to school in Fairtrade cotton: Summer Action Guide
Step back to school in Fairtrade cotton: Progress Chart
Step back to school in Fairtrade cotton - PowerPoint
Introducing Fairtrade in class
Download this set of photos with commentary that can be adapted for different age groups - it's a useful way of introducing Fairtrade to your school. (If, when you download this PowerPoint, you cannot view the notes, please right click on the link and select ‘Save target as’ to save a copy on your computer). Or browse our photo library, view short films and find producer case studies. Check out these organisations and websites for inspiration, or download learning resources about cotton, trade and Fairtrade.
Classroom resources
For a wide selection of materials to help deliver Fairtrade issues through the curriculum, go to www.globaldimension.org.uk and choose ‘Fairtrade’ from the drop-down menu. To help develop understanding of global trading, look out for the range of simulation games available on international trade generally or on individual products. These can also be found on the websites or in the catalogues of the organisations listed here.
Pictures, posters, stickers...
For Fairtrade Fortnight and other events, you can order materials direct from the Fairtrade Foundation.
Linking up to support Fairtrade
Are you interested in a global school link around the theme of Fairtrade? If so please look through the suggestions on the Global Gateway website. Let the Global Gateway team know if you'd like to apply for a funded partnership. You can do this on your own or - even better - as a group of about three schools. Just email partnerfinding@globalgateway.org explaining you are ready to think about a link on the theme of Fairtrade.
Fairtrade products for your school
To find out where you can get products for your school, including school uniforms, sportswear and balls, and how to go about getting your canteen supplier to go Fairtrade, read the following factsheet: Sourcing Fairtrade products for your school (245.04KB).
Local support
If you want advice on anything, or you have been asked to provide more evidence, your local support contact will be able to help. Go directly to your local contact’s email address from here. To find out more about how Fairtrade Town groups and schools can work together, download our Taking action for Fairtrade with local schools guide.
‘Hot Tips’ from schools
Be inspired by what other schools have done, and send us your own activities and photos to inspire other schools! Just email us at schools@fairtrade.org.uk. You can also send us a link to your website.
Fairtrade Schools Identity Manual
Instructions for using the Fairtrade Schools Identity on promotional materials. Fairtrade Schools Identity Manual (546.43KB)