Westfield School

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Westfield School

• Working towards Fairtrade school status

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Westfield Special School

• We are a small school(32)with students aged 5-19
  with severe learning difficulties.
• These range from Autism, Downs syndrome,
  Communication and behaviour problems.
• We have 4 classes-5-9, 10-13,14-19years and a
  class with physical and medical needs, who are in
  wheelchairs.
• It is our older class who have specifically been
  investigating Fairtrade, as this is more
  appropriate.
• However Fairtrade has and continues to be a Whole
  School initiative.
• We have proved our determination to carry through
  important initiatives as we are working on our
  2nd ECO green flag and 2nd healthy school
  accreditation (Gold achieved) and have worked
  through the Intermediate and now achieved full
  International award from the British Council for
  the input of International work over 3 years.
• Staff have been using Fairtrade tea, coffee etc.
  for years.

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Fairtrade school 5 goals

• Westfield is committed to Fairtrade, sells and
  uses Fairtrade products as far as it can, and
  raises awareness of Fairtrade in the school and
  local community.
• GOAL 1. Our school has set up a Fairtrade School
  Steering Group-Achieved
• GOAL 2. Our school has written and adopted a
  whole school Fairtrade Policy-Achieved
• GOAL 3. Our school is committed to selling,
  promoting and using Fairtrade products-Achieved
• GOAL 4. Our whole school learns about Fairtrade
  issues-Achieved
• GOAL 5. Our school is committed to promoting and
  taking action for Fairtrade in school and the
  wider community-Achieved

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Oak class citizenship

• Oak class have been to the Forbury to find out
  about Fairtrade from Linda Mckiney and Barbara
  Mark
• They are Leominster Fairtrade Town coordinators

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Westfield Committee

• WESTFIELD SCHOOL (OAK CLASS) FAIR TRADE COMMITTEE
• Our committee consists of Oak class students-
• (16) -Stevie, Christina, Matt.
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• (14-16)-Hugh, Kiream, Ross, Jenny, kirsty
• Teacher - Pat Owen
• Support Staff Sarah, Roz.
• Leominster reps. Linda and Barbara
  Head teacher
  - Sue Harris (International schools)
• AGENDA-September 17th 2007
• First Committee meeting-At the forbury
• Welcome. introduction and Information on Fair
  Trade-Linda , Barbara

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Action plan

• What we plan to do
• Find shops selling Fair trade items in
  Leominster- Achieved 17Oct. 2007
• Write to these and thank them- Achieved 17 Oct
• Sell Fair trade items at school-(Maths sales
  check, graphs, Mini Enterprise)- Ongoing
• Sell Fair trade items at School Fete (Sept.
  22-07)-Achieved
• and Harvest festival, Cancer Coffee morning,
  (Achieved) Christmas Fair (Dec 3rd)
• Ask secretary to consider changing to Fair trade
  school uniforms)-TO DO
• Write and approve Westfield Fair Trade
  Policy-(Include in school development
  plan)-Achieved-17Oct, 1 Nov.
• Use FT website , Oxfam, Espresso for information,
  Make lists and folder-Achieved
• Have Fair trade Assembly (Leominster Fairtrade
  participate)- 15 Oct 07-Achieved
• Make wall display- Achieved and on going
• Relate to Global citizenship and awareness-
  Achieved ongoing
• Relate to local produce-Year of farming and food-
  Achieved and ongoing
• Relate to 2nd ECO green flag and 2nd Healthy
  schools accreditations- Ach. ongoing
• Make parents aware of Fairtrade Africa event in
  Leominster (Achieved) and Fair Trade Evening at
  Hereford Courtyard Oct 2- not ach.

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Minutes of Oak class FAIRTRADE committee meeting
held at the Forbury 10.00 17th September

• Committee agreed-see agenda
• Oak class students
• Linda and Barbara agreed to be added
• Sarah, Roz and Pat agreed to be included
• Welcome to all from Linda Mckinley
• Pat explained about the 5 requirements for
  Fairtrade school status and what they had done
  already.
• She also gave an idea of the future ACTION PLAN
  items.
• Posters were given of School Fete for Fornbury
  and Priory.
• A stall will be at the Fete and FT items used for
  refreshments and an Oxfam game with FT prizes.
• Barbara agreed to find 2 previous records of
  sales from treasurer.
• Linda gave a talk on Fairtrade showing logo on
  Fairtrade bananas.
• She explained about Leominster Fair trade daily
  coffee mornings at the Forbury and the Saturday
  coffee morning on the 2nd Saturday from 10.00 to
  2.00. Panini/ soup are sold and also local
  produce and home made cakes. This links in with
  the Farmers market in the town and builds a good
  link with Fairtrade and local issues.
• She mentioned about Traidcraft items and gave the
  new catalogues.
• She talked about Young Enterprise scheme
  possible money
• Also on 6th October there will be an Africa Day
  with a steel band from 11.00
• Students and staff were able to taste Geo bars
  and Fairtrade fruit drinks and the staff had FT
  coffee.
• Linda gave Westfield staff a free jar of special
  coffee for the staffroom. She also gave the 3
  staff FT chocolate treats to taste at home and
  students to taste in next lesson.
• Meeting ended at 11.00
• Students, Barbara and staff then went to Oxfam to
  find FT items and then to Somerfields to again
  find FT items.

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Fairtrade school policy

• Westfield school is committed to supporting
  Fairtrade whenever possible.
• In particular the school will
• Support a Fairtrade committee
• Ensure Fairtrade is part of the School
  Development Plan
• Use Fairtrade products whenever possible
• Tea, coffee, sugar in the staff
  room and at meetings
• In cookery activities
• Purchase Fairtrade sports ball
  when buying new ones
• Explore using Fairtrade cotton
  in uniforms
• Ask the LEA to include the use of Fairtrade
  products as a requirement in catering contracts
  in schools (This should link with use of local
  products)
• Ensure learning about Fairtrade happens in a
  range of lessons and in whole school activities
  (Link International award)
• Promote Fairtrade within the school community and
  wider, particularly during Fairtrade fortnight
• Do something more to promote Fairtrade
• This policy is supported by
• The board of Governors----------------------------
  ---------------------------Date-1 Nov.2007
• The staff-----------------------------------------
  -----------------------------------Date-
  Officially Sept 2007
• The Student Council-------------------------------
  -----------------------------Date-1 Nov 2007

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What we have done so far.

• 2 Committee meetings
• Sales, (Staff, visitors, events )
• web searches,
• Posters link with Primary school
• Citizenship/ ICT project
• Awareness of Logo, throughout the school
• Questionnaire to parents
• Fete with Fairtrade stall, refreshments and
  Oxfam game
• Harvest festival-Fairtrade bananas
• Fairtrade Assembly
• Pink/ Macmillan Coffee morning Fairtrade
  refreshments
• A Fairtrade folder and book are kept

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Parent questionnaire

• WESTFIELD SCHOOL IS WORKING TOWARDS FAIR TRADE
  STATUS
• What is Fair Trade?The producers of Fair Trade
  goods have been paid a fair price that guarantees
  that they will cover their costs, and have some
  left over to invest for the future. They have
  better working conditions, are able to take more
  care of the environment, and often produce a
  better quality product as a result. Buying fair
  trade products is one of the ways in which we can
  make a positive contribution to making poverty
  history.
  
• Oak class are working on aspects of Fair Trade
  in their CITIZENSHIP sessions. It is also part of
  out International awareness and ECO and Healthy
  schools status.
• Students in other classes will also have input as
  it is a whole school topic.
• Please could you let us know if you would like to
  be involved?
• We would also like you to fill in the
  questionnaire below. (Please Tick)
• Have you heard of Fair Trade?
• Do you recognise the Logo?
• Have you ever bought any Fair Trade items?
• If so, which?
• Are you aware that Fair Trade involves local
  issues too?
• Does the extra cost put you off buying items?
• Could you please add any comments to help our
  project
• Thanking you for your help-Pat Owen and OAK class

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Westfield school fete

• We had a Fair trade stall to give parents and
  visitors an awareness
• Citizenship/ RE/ Healthy food poster now in
  Leominster library
• We also had a game-Guess beans in jar to raise
  money for Oxfam-Fairtrade prizes
• Refreshments were also Fairtrade produce
• The press came and an interview about our
  Fairtrade efforts was given (But no article put
  in paper)

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Westfield Newsletter article

• We put a Fairtrade article in our newsletter
  which is on our website-
• www.Westfield.Hereford.sch.uk
• Click to website
• Click on Westfield newsletter
• Click on Citizenship Eco,PHSE Sep/Oct 07

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Registration-schools_at_fairtrade.org.uk

• We have been looking at Fairtrade in Westfield
  for a while
• Staff have been having Fairtrade coffee and tea
  for a long time
• We looked at Espresso one of our news websites
  for Fairtrade Fortnight 2007 and organic week
• But we only registered in September 2007
• Planning information sent in email.
• We hope you will be able to modify requirements
  due to the nature of our school and pupils

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School Fairtrade sales

• No records of sales were kept pre July 2007
• To Leominster Fairtrade-67.00- (14-08-07)
• To Leominster OXFAM- 50.08- (22-09-07)
• To L. Fairtrade- 38.55-
  (23-10-07)
• To L. Fairtrade- 33.40-
  (29-10-07)

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Fairtrade and 2nd ECO Green Flag

• We received our ECO Green Flag in 2005 and have
  2nd assessment in march 2008
• We have been doing ECO linking mainly with a
  school in South Africa and also with schools in
  Kenya and Turkey
• We are making Fairtrade one of our focus for
  reassessment.

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HEALTHY SCHOOLS

• We gained our healthy schools accreditation in
  2005
• We gained Herefordshire Gold healthy schools
  accreditation in 2007-one of only 7 schools
• Awareness of Fairtrade is part of healthy
  eating-organic and also Difference and Diversity
• It is also part of our Citizenship scheme of work

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Oak class Citizenship Autumn 2007
Fairtrade is shown on our schemes of work and
planning for citizenship and ICT for the next
three years see planning sheets.
Here are oak class walking through Leominster
with our Fairtrade poster from Oxfam.
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Multi cultural Harvest

• Hazel class harvest involved Fairtrade bananas
• Pat explained about the logo , organic bananas
  and packaging
• A Fairtrade poster was on display and parents
  made aware of this.
• 93.00 was made for Oxfam unwrapped

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Westfield International Award

• Westfield is one of a few schools to achieve the
  FULL International award from the British
  Council. (Only 2 in Herefordshire)( see news
  letter)
• It recognises our commitment to a wide variety of
  multicultural awareness activities and issues
  over last 3 Years
• Working towards Fairtrade status has been one
  part of this major award.

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Making a poster

• We looked at a poster from local primary school
  with status
• We found Fairtrade packaging
• We used clip art for produce and wrote comments
• We drew pictures
• We included photos from Fairtrade Assembly.

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Fairtrade assembly

• We used ideas from the Fairtrade for schools
  and Co-op DVD pack
• More photos are on the website.

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Publicity for Leominster Fairtrade event-AFRICA
DAY

• WESTFIELD OAK CLASS FAIRTRADE PROJECT
• (Working towards Fairtrade school status)
• Dear Parents,
• Thank you to all parents who sent in the
  Fairtrade questionnaires. If you still wish to
  return them we would be very interested.
• We have had a committee meeting at the Forbury
  with Linda Mckinley and Barbara Marks ,
  Leominster FAIRTRADE coordinators and discussed
  items for our Action Plan.
• They mentioned an AFRICA day with steel band from
  11.00
• 6th OCTOBER
• Leominster Town.
• Sounds fun!!
• We had a stall at the school Fete, which you
  probably noticed as well as the Oxfam beans in a
  jar with Fairtrade prizes and Fairtrade tea and
  coffee for the refreshments. Hopefully there will
  be a mention in the Hereford Times.
• Thank you again
• Pat Owen and OAK class
• PS Please could you send in empty Fair trade
  packaging for a display we hope to do.

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Fairtrade and associated websites

• www.fairtrade.org.uk
• www.oxfam.co.uk
• www.co-op.co.uk

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Special moments !

• When I was offered some of a students packed
  lunch- Would you like some Fairtrade banana?
• When an Autistic child(8) was asked what healthy
  thing he would like from his lunch box he replied
  A Fairtrade banana please! he of course had a
  star for that!
• Another child showed me his banana and said They
  can have an ambulance now!
• The cheers for the Fairtrade buyer at the
  assembly!

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WESTFIELD NEWSLETTER-Sept/Oct 07

• WE have looked at Fairtrade on our Espresso
  website over the last year and staff have shown
  awareness..
• Oak class have been working on this topic in
  their CITIZENSHIP sessions .It involves 5
  sections and we are almost there.
• We have been to the Forbury in Leominster to have
  a committee meeting with Linda Mckinney? And
  Barbara Marks Leominster Fair trade . Agenda and
  minutes on our website. We have worked on a
  Policy which involves, students, Governors and
  staff agreeing. The student Council will look at
  it too. We have visited Oxfam and a local
  supermarket to see Fairtrade products and gain
  awareness of the Fairtrade mark.
• We have shown Fairtrade items to the general
  public at the Fete, and used Fairtrade items for
  refreshments.
• We now use Fairtrade tea, coffee and sugar for
  all events such as our Multicultural Harvest,
  Pink Day Coffee Morning.
• We worked on a poster in ICT after browsing the
  website www.fairtrade.org.uk We used clip art,
  drawings and packaging sent in by parents (Thank
  you)
• For our Fairtrade assembly we had Barbara Marks
  and Jan Hardy of Leominster Fairtrade.. Jan
  talked about fairness and we looked at 2 sets
  of farmers-tea, cocoa and banana, -One set worked
  hard for low pay1 and had to lots of hardship
  the others had the help of Fairtrade and they got
  more money and worked hard also but were able to
  benefit and improve their families life-lots of
  boos and cheers during the assembly. We smelt and
  tasted the products and sang a song from CO_OP
  Get your school Fairtrade friendly DVD.
• This has a great Fairtrade Karaoke song which is
  now on the website..
• Hopefully the younger students will have gained
  an awareness of the Fairtrade mark .
• Unfortunately the products are expensive but if
  everyone just buys one item occasionally we might
  make a difference to farming families and their
  children around the world.
• The local issues of farming will hopefully be
  looked at when we get our own farmer soon.
• We have another committee meeting in the new term
  to think about what Westfield has achieved and
  what more we have to do.. We will put all we have
  done with photos on a PowerPoint presentation.
• Although Oak class will be looking at the Country
  code and Woodland Trust next half term we will
  still be monitoring FAIRTRADE till we achieve
  Fairtrade school status.
• Our thanks to Leominster Juniors who have
  achieved the status and who lent us their poster
  as part of their assessment
• See also www.herefordshirefairtrade.org.uk
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Fairtrade is a part of 2nd GREEN FLAG and 2nd
HEALTHY schools reassessment  
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  Name of school Westfield special
schoolSEN AddressWestfield
walk Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8HD Number of
pupils35.. Age range 5-19.. Local
AuthorityHerefordshire......
Name of contactPat Owen Emai
l addresspowen_at_westfield.hereford.sch.uk
Date of application
11/9/07..  
11Sept 07
17Sept 07
17Sept 07
17Oct 07 1Nov07
14Aug 22Ssept 23Oct 29Oct
Sept 07
Sept to Dec 07