Commercial-Free Schools

The pressure on teachers, parent and students to participate in commercial schemes is considerable.This is due to

  • Acute resource shortages in curricular areas such as P.E. and ICT.
  • High-profile publicity campaigns in the media featuring celebrity sports and television personalities.
  • A lack of awareness about the extent, motivation and dangers of commercial schemes.

Latest School Policy Update:

Plás Mhuire Boys National School’s

Policy on Commercialism.

Yet schools communities throughout Ireland have the power to reject commercial exploitation and offer students an advertising-free environment in which to learn. The Campaign for Commercial-Free Education aims to support and promote schools that take a stance in this regard. View our template policy on commercialism in schools.

What you can do.