A NEW schools DVD called will be launched during this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight themed Make it Happen, Choose Fairtrade.
The DVD entitled Are You A Fairtrade School &ndash All You Need To Know, provides ideas and inspiration for students, teachers and young people in education, either interested in becoming a Fairtrade school or seeking ideas on ways to support the charity. The DVD features 25 school case studies from all over the UK showing how they can incorporate Fairtrade into school life and the curriculum. Fairtrade is currently taught across a wide-range of subjects including citizenship and Every Child Matters. International development secretary Douglas Alexander is planning on visiting a Fairtrade school in Bristol during Fairtrade Fortnight. He said: “I’ve always been struck by the enthusiasm and interest among pupils in Fairtrade and international development issues when visiting schools that are committed to selling, learning about and using Fairtrade products. “The interest in education in the developing world and Fairtrade from young people in British schools gives me confidence that the future of the Fairtrade movement is in safe hands.”
The Fairtrade Schools Scheme has been running for two years and more than 2,500 schools from around the UK are currently registered on the scheme.