Resources for Schools

Traidcraft has a selection of downloadable resources catering for a range of ages and subject areas from Geography, to RE, English, and global citizenship. There are lesson plans, activities and assembly ideas.
We have a copy of the Co-op "Make your school Fairtrade friendly" which is available to borrow, this includes ways of including Fairtrade in many areas of curriculum, and assemblies, as well as games, stories, and recipes.
CAFOD have materials for schools such as assembly plans and workshops on Trade and Debt.
SCIAF (Tel: 0141 354 5555) have produced a guide, Make Your Mark, for Scottish schools to become Fairtrade.

These resources are for secondary schools though might be helpful for older primary school children:

People and Planet have a Fairtrade campaign and provide support for secondary schools with an Action Guide and advice.
The Young Co-operatives is an initiative to help secondary school students and other young people to establish and run their own co-operative businesses selling Fairtrade products.
The Fairtrade Foundation has made a video "Fairtrade in Action" and a game, suitable for secondary children. It illustrates Fairtrade with examples of cocoa, rice and banana farmers. We have a copy to lend, email us on info@sandhurstfairtrade.org.uk
Papapaa (www.papapaa.org) have made a DVD about Fairtrade Cocoa farmers, this has been produced with Day Chocolate and Comic Relief. We have a copy to lend, email us on info@sandhurstfairtrade.org.uk
www.fairdealtrading.com - produce 'no sweat' trainers, and footballs.
Fairtrade school uniforms can now be obtained from several outlets.

Sandhurst Fairtrade Group