Life Skills·Money & Finance·conceptual
Fair Trade & Ethics
Where products come from and who makes them; that people around the world produce what we buy; fair pay for workers; making ethical choices as consumers
Suggested ages 7–9
Evidence of understanding
- Explain that the things we buy are made by real people, sometimes in other countries
- Describe what 'fair trade' means in simple terms (workers get paid fairly)
- Give an example of a kind choice a shopper could make (buying fair trade chocolate, choosing less packaging)
Assessment prompt
If Fair Trade & Ethics saw a Fairtrade logo on a chocolate bar, could they explain what it means and why it matters?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.