Schools

Welcome to the section for schools, here to help your school contribute to Scotland becoming a Fair Trade Nation!  There are lots of ways schools can do this, from learning in the classroom about what Fair Trade actually means and why we need it, to using and promoting the use of Fair Trade products in the canteen, staffroom and beyond.

The Fairtrade Foundation in London runs a Fairtrade School Award scheme to reward schools which have shown a commitment to Fair Trade.  There are almost 800 schools registered on the scheme in Scotland.  Is your school one of them?  Click on the 'Become a Fairtrade School' link from the schools menu above to find out how to get started, or contact us at schools@sftf.org.uk.

Whether or not you are working towards Fairtrade School status, we can point you in the direction of where to find learning and teaching resources, CPD opportunities for teachers and news of events happening in Scotland, as well as keeping you updated with what other Scottish schools are doing.  So please send us photographs and details of your events!

Mailgroup

Join our mailgroup to receive news and items of information on Fair Trade in schools.  To join the mailgroup, or to share news, contact us at schools@sftf.org.uk. Any schools on the Fairtrade Schools scheme outwith Scotland are more than welcome to join too.   

"Workers in developing countries have the right to be treated with respect and paid a decent wage; by working with the Scottish Fair Trade Forum Scots are supporting that right."
~Gail Porter, TV presenter and Fair Trade campaigner

To read stories about how Fair Trade has changed the lives of producers and producer communities, click here.