East Dunbartonshire Council recently announced that it has been asked to pilot a new initiative which aims to empower teachers and pupils to source and raise awareness of ethically produced school uniforms and sportswear.
Read More >>Many of the products that we buy in our shops are grown or produced by people in developing countries who are not paid properly for their work, and as a result have to live in poverty. Fair Trade is about creating opportunities for producers in the developing world to receive a fair price for their goods and to work their way out of poverty.
Fair Trade guarantees:
There are five goals involved in becoming a Fairtrade school:
Fairtrade Foundation
The Fairtrade Foundation runs the Fairtrade Schools Award scheme in the UK.
Scottish Fairtarde Forum
The forum was set up in 2007 to take forward Scotland's work to become one of the world's first Fair Trade Nations.
Traidcraft
Order your Fairtrade products online
Learning Teaching Scotland (LTS)
The LTS section on Fairtrade
Papapaa
Comic Relief’s Fairtrade website
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Quiz Test how much you know about Fairtrade in this PowerPoint Quiz |
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Make your mark SCIAF’s resource to help bring Fairtrade to life in your school |
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Fairtrade Schools Guide A guide to all you need to know about becoming a Fairtrade School. |
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Fairtrade and the curriculum Find out how well Fairtrade fits in with the Scottish curriculum |
If you’re interested in fair trade SCIAF can come out to talk to your school (class groups or assemblies) or deliver in-service/CPD training for teachers on fair trade.
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Tel: 0141 354 5555
or Email: youth@sciaf.org.uk
