Teaching materials

This module provides a comprehensive exploration of Fair Trade through a number of participative activities that can be flexibly incorporated to meet a variety of curriculum needs.

Fair Trade can be used in a variety of curriculum areas including citizenship, business studies, geography, general studies and PHSE to name a few. The module has ample material to help develop a sound understanding of Fair Trade and also explores the wider concept of social justice.

• Fair Trade offers students the option to connect their own communities with those in other countries and thus provides a model for studying the complexity that characterises modern societies.
• Fair Trade offers the option to engage with society beyond the school walls, through study and activity.
• Fair Trade is an example of social enterprise which offers increasing employment opportunities to young people. It is also a model that may encourage young people to create their own businesses.
• Fair Trade shows a successful model of business based on values and concern for others and is a growing development in British society and worldwide.

Learning takes place using a variety of techniques - role play, decision-making exercises, consensus-building, individual and group work. Other elements require data interpretation and analysis.

The Introduction section deatils how to access the resources (How to use the Module) and gives background material about Fair Trade and Ethical Trade.

The activities are grouped:

• Shorter Activities - less than 30 minutes
• Longer Activities - more than 30 minutes

Click on Short Activity Descriptors or Longer Activity Descriptors for a brief description of each activity in the relevant section.

The Case Studies section contains a number of case studies about Fair Trade - some of these are used in the activities

The Taking Action section presents other ways of exploring Fair Trade in school

The Further Information section provides a comprehensive list of sources about Fair Trade for further study.