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Fairtrade
School
Could your school support Fairtrade and achieve
Fairtrade Status?
To become a Fairtrade
School you need to meet 5 goals
- Set up a Fairtrade School Steering Group with at
least half pupils and which meets at least once a
term (i.e. at least 3 times per year).
- Write and adopt a Fairtrade Policy which has
the support of the board of Governors and is
signed by the Head teacher.
- Use and sell Fairtrade products as much as
possible.
- Learn about Fairtrade in at least three
subjects in at least two year groups.
- Take action for Fairtrade at least once a term
in the school and once a year in the community.
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What does a school do to
become a Fairtrade School?
 Let
Megan, in Year 9 at The Bishop Bell CE
School, tell you.
‘In 2009, Bishop Bell was awarded Fairtrade School
status. We were awarded a certificate for all of
the work we have done on Fairtrade. We have a
group that meets at lunchtimes called the Global
Awareness Group and we take responsibility of
coordinating the Fairtrade events and changes
throughout the school.
In the canteen, we changed many food products to
Fairtrade and we have Fairtrade bunting hanging up
around the canteen as decoration. The food is very
nice, and tastes just as good as the previous
products. But, by using Fairtrade we know that the
farmers have been paid a fair wage for their
products.
We have had many different Fairtrade events
throughout the school. Two years ago, we joined in
with the 'Go Bananas!' event. We had to try and
help set a world record of how many Fairtrade
bananas could be eaten on one day. It was a fun
day, and lots of people got involved. Last year,
we did 'The Big Swap' event. At Bishop Bell, we
made it all about chocolate, giving out different
types of Fairtrade chocolate to the pupils. We had
lots of fun. The whole event was about trying to
persuade people to change their ordinary products
like tea, coffee and even clothes to Fairtrade
tea, coffee and cotton.
The pupils at Bishop Bell really enjoy the
Fairtrade events and we all love to eat the
Fairtrade food in the canteen. We will continue to
use Fairtrade and promote it at school and in the
community‘.
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Case
Study:
Fairtrade at Ratton School
Ratton is a very proud to be a Fairtrade
School. We have met the five goals set
by the Fairtrade Foundation to become a
Fairtrade School.
The Fairtrade group is made up of students
from a range of year groups and we meet at
least once a term to discuss ways to raise
awareness of Fairtrade.
Already this term we have:
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For
the
Big Fair Bake fortnight in
October, we made a cake using
Fairtrade ingredients and invited
local MP Steven Lloyd to share it
with us.
Mr
Lloyd spent the afternoon with our
students discussing
the importance of Fairtrade.
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Students
organised
a cake sale a to raise money which
was donated to
Fairtrade and a “ guess how many Fairtrade
buttons in the jar?”
which Ms Vinson won! (she shared
them with her tutor group).
We
surprised
Mr Linsel by presenting him with
a Fairtrade cake.
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Students
have
also met with a company that sells
Fairtrade cotton uniform for
schools and we are currently
investigating the possibility of
offering a selection of Fairtrade
polo shirts as an option for
parents.
Well
done to the Fairtrade student
group who are working so
hard to promote a fairer world.
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“Ratton School celebrates
Fairtrade Fortnight” :
 Ratton is proud to
be a Fairtrade School. We are delighted to
announce the news that we are the first school
in the town to offer school polo shirts made
from Fairtrade cotton. The photo shows Mike
Trodd from Koolskools, the organisation
who are providing our Fairtrade polo shirts,
Mrs Marriott from Ratton Fairtrade Club and a
group of dedicated students.
To celebrate Fairtrade fortnight, the students
organised a variety of activities. Millie
Stone and Emily Bruzon- Edwards (year 10
students) delivered fun and engaging
assemblies about Fairtrade every morning for
one week, making sure everyone at Ratton was
aware of Fairtrade Fortnight .
A group of students from the Fairtrade club
ran a cake sale and raised over £50.
Everyone at school got involved by
bringing in the packaging from Fairtrade
products and students created a
beautiful recycled mascot. We have named the
mascot “Felicity Fairtrade”!
Congratulations to all those involved in
making Fairtrade Fortnight a success. Ratton
students are proud to be involved in the
Fairtrade movement that makes a difference to
people in poorer parts of the world.
You can visit the school's website at
http://www.ratton.e-sussex.sch.uk/
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To find out all you
need to know about why and how to become a Fairtrade
School download
or order an Action Guide full of advice and ideas.
Schools in
Eastbourne awarded Fairtrade School Status:
- The Bishop Bell CE School (secondary)
- Ratton School (secondary)
- (If you know your school is a Fairtrade
School or would like to become one let
us know)
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