Summer Campaigns Day
We’re holding a fantastic day to celebrate the end of exams and get you ready for another year of campaigning.
It’ll be a great chance to meet other sixth form and college P&Pers, share skills and experiences, and get inspired.
Find out more about Summer Campaigns Day.
Watch the Summer Term Newsflash for P&P groups in sixth forms and colleges
Want an amazing P&P group at your sixth form or college?
If you’re in year 12 or 13:
- Get a teacher to book us now to come and run a workshop in the summer term
- Order a campaign pack to provide you with loads of ideas and advice on how to run a successful climate change or Fairtrade campaign
- Get in contact and we can support you in you activities
If you’re a teacher or tutor:
Main News Stories
Join the Kingsnorth Mili-band Saturday 4 July
On 4 July, thousands of people from the UK will form a human chain around Kingsnorth power station in Kent, to say no to dirty coal
Still time to book for Summer Campaigns Day
Celebrate the end of exams this Saturday at our sixth form and college Summer Campaigns Day. Places are still available so snap one up now.
Run! Run! As fast as you can...
People & Planet needs YOU! Make your mark on campaigning this year, by helping us raise £10,000!
Leicester College P&P wins green award
Two members from Leicester College P&P, which is part of a new innovative project within the P&P network, won ' best contribution by a young person' at the 2009 Green Life Awards.
Stratford College go for Fairtrade Status
Matt McMullen, Group Support Volunteer, describes how the super-speedy campaigners at Stratford upon Avon College managed to get their College ready to achieve Fairtrade status in less than nine months.
Young people challenge companies to get serious about Fairtrade
A recent survey by student campaigning organisation People & Planet reveals that young people strongly support ethical purchasing, but are unsatisfied with the current limited supply.
Stop Europe pushing unfair trade deals on poor countries
The European Union is trying to negotiate trade deals that will hurt people and the environment in developing countries. Let's stop them.
Abbey Grange School P&P launch the Fairtrade campaign
Jonathon Hill, a student at Abbey Grange, reports on the successes and challenges of the campaign so far...
Show the Age of Stupid and raise money for P&P
The fantastic climate change film is now available for groups to screen to raise awareness and, most importantly, raise money for P&P
Free Cafédirect drinks
Enter this simple competition and be one of the first to get your hands on the new look 100% Fairtrade drinks.
Welcome to P&P’s Sixth Form & College Network
Be a part of our network of over 70 sixth form and college groups! Read on for more info on:
- How we work with sixth forms & colleges
- What does a P&P group do?
- What´s so special about the People & Planet Network?
- Why is the P&P Network so effective?
There are also People & Planet groups in over 60 universities across the UK.
How we work with sixth forms & colleges
- We help students set up groups to campaign in their schools or colleges on global issues
- We provide a package of workshops for sixth forms and colleges, designed to introduce students to global issues such as climate change and Fairtrade, and to help them set up groups
- We give ongoing support to these groups, consisting of: a designated staff member who keeps in contact with the group, a range of capacity building workshops to build the group’s skills, and campaign materials.
- We put together monthly and weekly news bulletins and exciting national events
- We implement and regularly review our Child Protection Policy. The Child Protection coordinator is Jamie
Our programme has two aims
- To empower young people
- To have an impact on issues of social justice and the environment
Campaigns
Check out the campaigns pages to see what issues sixth form & college groups campaign on.
What does a P&P group do?
All sorts of things! Most groups meet regularly during term time to discuss and plan campaigns at their school or college. Activities can include: holding Fairtrade tasting stalls, lobbying decision makers to make schools and colleges greener, collecting petitions to present to the Government, and running events such as debates and parties which highlight the issues we campaign on.
Groups also take part in national events such as a mass lobby of Parliament or demonstrations and run some or all of P&P’s national campaigns. They also attend national P&P events.
To find out more about P&P groups, please browse the latest news or visit the students or teachers pages of our website.
What´s so special about the People & Planet Network?
- People & Planet creates impact because our campaigns really work, from changing the law on arms exports to introducing Fairtrade into school and college canteens. We have converted 65 colleges to using green electricity and helped many schools and colleges gain Fairtrade status.
- We empower by giving people the skills and the confidence to change the world around them on their own terms.
- We´re student-led because the students choose what we campaign on, so that we´re always relevant to young people.
Why is the P&P Network so effective?
- Because campaigning as part of a network allows us to support one another and achieve far more than we could as individuals.
- Because we campaign strategically on a broad range of issues, which allows us to see how they are all inter-connected.
- Because we invest in training our campaigners and developing our groups, which enables them to be more effective in achieving change.
- Because every person and every group is important to People & Planet - nobody is just a cog in the wheel.
- Because we can draw on the skills, ideas and commitment of thousands of student campaigners across the UK.
Please do call us for any further information on 01865 245678.
This project is funded by the EU. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union.
