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Becoming a Fairtrade School

Becoming a Fairtrade School. Where do your clothes come from?. What does Fair Trade guarantee?. A fair price to producers in developing countries A ‘living wage’ for those producers Safe working conditions Protection for the environment Rights for women A social premium .

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Becoming a Fairtrade School

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  1. Becoming aFairtradeSchool

  2. Where do your clothes come from?

  3. What does Fair Trade guarantee? • A fair price to producers in developing countries • A ‘living wage’ for those producers • Safe working conditions • Protection for the environment • Rights for women • A social premium

  4. The Fairtrade Mark

  5. The 5 Goals to becoming a Fairtrade School • 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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!

  8. 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!

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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

  12. What next? • Register on the scheme – www.fairtrade.org.uk/schools • Get going (and keep going!) • Call or email if you need anything – esther.foster@bridgend.gov.uk, 01656 643669 (Mon-Thurs) • Next meeting – 19th January 2012

  13. What next? • Register on the scheme – www.fairtrade.org.uk/schools • Get going (and keep going!) • Call or email if you need anything – esther.foster@bridgend.gov.uk, 01656 643669 (Mon-Thurs) • Next meeting – 19th January 2012

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