This Fairtrade Fortnight, Fairtrade Schools have resources designed
to help students explore the power of fair trade through engaging and interactive learning.
These resources include presentations, fact sheets, activities, and games that highlight the challenges faced by tea farmers and the importance of ethical sourcing.
Whether you’re hosting an assembly, planning a classroom session, or running a themed event, these tools will help young people understand global trade issues and inspire them to take action for a fairer future. Let’s empower the next generation to stand
up for fairness—one cup of tea at a time.
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Resources include:
- Brew it Fair school presentation and script – visually engaging slideshow designed to introduce students to Fairtrade through the lens of tea.
- Tea fact sheet – informative and engaging educational fact sheet that explores the global tea industry and the impact of Fairtrade.
- The people behind the tea – storytelling-based educational resources that tells the story of Fairtrade tea workers in South India.
- A letter from the people who grow the tea you drink – powerful open letter written by over 250 Kenyan tea farmers and workers. It highlights the challenges they face and calls on UK tea drinkers, businesses, and government to support Fairtrade
and ethical trade practices.
- Comprehension task: A letter from the people who grow the tea you drink – structured reading and reflection activity based on a letter from Kenyan tea farmers. It is designed to deepen pupils’ understanding of Fairtrade, global trade justice,
and the challenges faced by tea workers.
- Younger years comprehension task: A letter from the people who grow the tea you drink – simplified and child-friendly comprehension activity based on the open letter from Kenyan tea farmers. It introduces young learners to global trade,
fairness, and the impact of consumer choices.
- Fairtrade tea supply chain activity – interactive classroom activity designed to teach pupils how Fairtrade tea moves from farm to cup.
- Younger years tea supply chain activity: From leaf to cup – is an early years activity that guides children through the journey of tea from farm to cup. Using storytelling, role play, and a creative matching game, children learn about
where tea comes from, the people involved in its production, and the importance of Fairtrade.
- Tea leaf activity: Messages to the UK government – classroom activity guide designed to help pupils understand Fairtrade and advocate for ethical trade through creative expression.
- How to engage your MP guide – practical guide for students on crafting persuasive communications, specifically aimed at encouraging MPs to support Fairtrade initiatives.
- How to write a persuasive email or letter guide – practical guide designed to help students craft impactful messages to their MPs in support of Fairtrade and the Brew It Fair campaign.
Bradford District has been a Fairtrade Zone since 2006, and Fairtrade is part of our Climate Action Plan and Food Strategy.
More on this year’s campaign can be found on the Fairtrade Foundation website.
The following local events are also planned over the fortnight:
- Sunday, 28 September, 8.45-10am - Fairtrade Breakfast at Bradford Cathedral. Details on the
Cathedral’s ‘What’s on’ website section.
- Saturday, 4 October, 11.30am – 4pm - ‘Paddington’s Haworth Adventure’. Fairtrade Haworth has teamed up with Haworth Twinning Group to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight and 20 years of Haworth’s twinning with Machu Picchu, Peru. Meet outside Haworth Old Hall
at 11.30 for a 12-noon trail and quiz up Main Street. Take a picnic lunch to West Lane Baptist Church, where there will be a screening of ‘Paddington in Peru’ at 1.15. Small film charge –
tickets via Eventbrite. Fairtrade refreshments will be available.
- Saturday, 4 October, 2-4pm - ‘Brew it Fair’ Fairtrade tea party with Fairtrade tea tasting at Christchurch Lower Hall, The Grove, Ilkley.