Being a Fairtrade School
As a catholic school, we believe it is really important to support those around the world who are less fortunate and to ensure that our children are educated in how they can make a difference in the world.
In 2010 we started our work to become a Fairtrade School. In 2011 we gained Fairtrade School status and now hold the Fair Achievement Award.
Becoming a Fairtrade School means joining a worldwide movement- a movement where young people learn that whatever their age, they have the power to make a difference in the world.It offers a great opportunity to look at global issues such as where our food comes from and how we are connected to people around the world.
It offers a great opportunity to look at global issues such as where our food comes from and how we are connected to people around the world. During our Fairtrade fortnights, children across the whole school learn about different food products and how buying them can help combat poverty, support economies and ensure that we are building a sustainable future for all of us. When we are teaching about Fairtrade we find that it fits many differenct curriculum areas, especially RE, Geography, Citizenship and PSHE.
We are now registered on the Fairtrade School Directory.
What is Fairtrade?
Fairtrade is a simple way to make a difference by thinking carefully about our everyday choices. It’s about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability and fair terms of trade for small-scale farmers.
Farmers and producers in the developing world – and some closer to home – are often the ones who bear the costs and risks of trade, while global companies make the profits.
Fairtrade products such as cocoa, sugar, fruit, cotton, and thousands of other top quality goods have been bought by companies for sustainable prices. This ensures that the world’s poorest growers and producers are able to earn a decent living and have a little extra to put back into their communities.
Fairtrade facts
- More than 1.65 million farmers and workers in 74 countries now get a better deal from Fairtrade
- Over 500 Catholic parishes across England and Wales are certified Fairtrade
- One in every three bananas sold in the UK is Fairtrade
Fairtrade Fortnight 2023
Our Fairtrade Group spreads the message of Fairtrade!
Well done to Macy, Eimear, Elle, Ti, Nicholas and Matteo who visited Ladbrooke School to promote Fairtrade. They spoke about the importance of Fairtrade, presented a Fairtrade quiz and gave out Fairtrade maltesers for the children and teabags for the teachers!
June 2023
We took part in the Potters Bar Carnival promoting the Fairtrade message. We loved dressing up as Fairtrade fruits and vegetables!
2023/2024
Our new Fairtrade leaders are: Julia, Elsie, Fern, Elsa and Hanna
2024/2025
Our new Fairtrade Leaders are: Francine, Gene, Fraser and Rian