The 4 nations spent a combined £67m on CO₂ monitors for use by teachers in classrooms Boris asks Were lockdowns worth it? Teachers ask What were we meant to do when the monitors turned red? The nation asks Did red mean he poured another? #StillRightNightingale @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social

NEW: Our DEFRA FOI reveals the budget for local councils to tackle #AirPollution has gone from £225 million a year to just £1.5 million in the last five years. Cutting air pollution budgets by 99% at a time when children are still breathing illegal & toxic levels of dirty air is indefensible.

In Hampshire, illness is the leading cause of all absence for pupils AND teachers. What’s the leading cause of absence for pupils & teachers in your area? 📌 C19 spreads more easily than most other respiratory viruses & remains a consistent risk in all seasons. @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social

💜 Protecting others is kindness.💜 Kindness isn’t abstract. It’s wearing an N95 on the train. It’s staying home when sick. It’s sending a message to the friend who’s still housebound with Long Covid. #WorldKindnessDay #LongCovid #MaskUp 😷

CO2 readings have come in already all the way from Australia! This is excellent air quality 🙌. The higher the CO2, the harder it is to concentrate and focus. The air quality in this office is conducive to being able to concentrate and get work done! ☺️ #FridayAirday #CleanTheAir

Governments have been urged to establish mandatory indoor air quality performance standards and a transparent national system of monitoring and reporting, including universal workplace monitoring and the visible display of real-time indoor air quality data. Via @croakeynews.bsky.social

Soon I will focus on a crucial topic for our industry: How Global Open Air Quality Standards Help Accelerate Decarbonization. IAQ & energy efficiency are often seen as competing goals, but I'll be sharing insights on how synergistic strategies improve building health & drive down carbon emissions.

🚸🧵 The rush to deploy AI-generated attendance targets across England’s schools risks treating symptoms, not causes. We’re aiming for “pre-pandemic” normal when many pupils still carry the legacies of it.

2,796,380 teaching days are lost to sickness absence in England £222 is spent per pupil on supply teacher costs That’s 3.91% of all teaching costs per student Yet clean air costs less than the price of a pizza per child, per year Details available at #SafeAirSchools .org Ht @jneill.bsky.social

Spending on the foundations i.e. here health, saves money. Also less children off sick means better education and parents not missing school due to childcare issues.

2,796,380 teaching days are lost to sickness absence in England £222 is spent per pupil on supply teacher costs That’s 3.91% of all teaching costs per student Yet clean air costs less than the price of a pizza per child, per year Details available at #SafeAirSchools .org Ht @jneill.bsky.social

We really valued joining the World Ventilate Day panel on Engineering Healthier Indoor Environments. The discussion on effective ventilation resonated - these are the same challenges we hear from parents and teachers regularly.

The @adstandards.bsky.social has found claims made by the Stove Industry Association about wood burning stove emissions to be "misleading and unsubstantiated". There is so much misinformation out there about #WoodBurning and #AirPollution. We're very pleased to see the truth come to light.

"Engineering Healthier Indoor Environments" this Friday, 7th November 12.00-1.00pm GMT, to mark World Ventil8 Day (8th November). Great panel of expert speakers. www.eventbrite.com/e/world-vent...

Help us get this to 20,000 and beyond! #Dieselgate car manufacturers have never properly been held to account in the UK. Let's change that. Sign and share! #AirPollution

A huge thank you to @sianberry.bsky.social for championing clean air throughout the House of Commons Committee Stage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. 👏 This Bill is a real opportunity to ensure that Metro Mayors prioritise reducing #AirPollution and its harm to our health.

The Department of Education itself admits COVID and Long COVID are likely to have a long-term impact on children’s education. Where is the public health information? Every child deserves clean, safe air in school 📄 School Attendance Data Collection Impact Assessment, Jan 2024

🗞️Excellent article about Johnson at the #CovidInquiry @thecanaryuk.bsky.social Covers: 👉 Neglected voices of children 👉 Downplayed dangers 👉 Rooted in psychosomatic culture of M.E 👉 Need for air filtration & prevention

Last year we wondered what the air quality was like inside a school so we sent a kid in with an air quality monitor. What did we find?

London leads the way with air filters installed in schools across the capital! 🌍✨ @london.gov.uk

Congratulations to the lucky London schools 👏🎉 Thankyou Mayor of London @london.gov.uk For leadership to protect children #HealthyAir is #SafeAir Every Child Deserves a #CleanAirClassroom 🌐 #CleanAir is a Human right

#VirusFreeAirNow, because #LongCovidKids is morally bankrupt. #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne

London leads the way with air filters installed in schools across the capital! 🌍✨ @london.gov.uk

Councillors and council officers - have you signed up yet for tomorrow's #SchoolStreets webinar? We'll be sharing insights and practical steps on how to deliver School Streets effectively. You'll leave feeling inspired and supported! Sign up below - see you on tomorrow at 12pm.

The joint union guidance on classroom ventilation has been updated. Find it in our toolkit, alongside the DfE’s Seven Steps to Healthier Schools & Higher Attendance and updated short, medium & long-term actions on our Improving Classroom Air page. ⛓️‍💥 www.safeairschools.org

Today in Liverpool with health professionals at The Labour Party Conference with the RCPCH; addressing air quality. We discussed the damage toxic air is doing to people, with the knowledge of 97% of addresses in the UK exceeding the WHO recommendations for one of three key air pollutants.

It's not even potluck - they really do work like the large hadron collider. And all it would take to make it healthier and safer is a portable HEPA filter in each room.. @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social

In a study done in several cities in China, about 10.7% of new flu cases were related to exposure to PM2.5. #CleanAir #Pollution #AirPollution #SmartAir

Neighbors for Clean Air had a blast tabling at the Northwest Allergy Forum, organized by the Oregon Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology! We’re grateful for the chance to connect with healthcare professionals and share how clean air advocacy supports public health.

Children are not small adults but they continue to be compared. Clean air protects them from airborne infections, reinfections, and the lasting impact of chronic illnesses like #LongCovidKids Listen to children. Their health and futures depend on it. #IndoorAir #Climate ⭕️ youtu.be/RNV_QyVN8uM

October is National Indoor Air Quality Awareness Month! Who will join Safe Air Schools UK in signing the Global Pledge and join #AirClub? 🔗 airclub.org #UnitedNations #GlobalAction #CovidInquiry @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

🇬🇧 80% of PM2.5 inside classrooms comes from outside of them. 🚨 www.safeairschools.org/indoor-air-c... #Equitable #Inclusive #Education @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social

Poor ventilation in schools increases the risk of buildup of CO2 VOCs mould bacteria and respiratory viruses, Triggering chronic disease like asthma and leading to acute illness. These are all airborne- So monitor air quality ventilate and filter air www.instagram.com/reel/DPWxdWS...

There was recently a campaign launched to improve attendance in schools -the main reason for school absence continues to be illness absence at 60%

Fabulous thread 👀 Here, the former Interim Chair of Ofsted shares insights from his work with the DfE and PHE on classroom CO2 monitoring, ventilation and filtration. It shows awareness is there, so five years on, why aren’t we seeing change in classrooms? @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social

Last week, the UK Covid Inquiry showed children weren’t seen as a priority to protect. The toll is heartbreaking - lives lost, health harmed, futures changed. Yet SARS-2 is just one of many airborne hazards children face in schools. www.safeairschools.org

Last week, the UK Covid Inquiry showed children weren’t seen as a priority to protect. The toll is heartbreaking - lives lost, health harmed, futures changed. Yet SARS-2 is just one of many airborne hazards children face in schools. www.safeairschools.org

"Something as simple as breathing in shared indoor spaces has become a barrier to accessibility and inclusion for millions of people, and it's time to change that!"

Made IAQ history. #HealthyIndoorAir #AirClub #Leader

This is fantastic news and a strong testament to @london.gov.uk’s leadership and vision for cleaner air in #London. It demonstrates that effective policy truly makes a difference! Thank you, Sir Sadiq. Other cities and countries should look to London as a global leader in reducing #AirPollution.

🌟 Did you know we’ve been working with HouseFresh to find the best value air purifier for classrooms for UK schools? 🌟 Check out their most recent video featuring Safe Air Schools👇 also on our YouTube channel. Visit our website for more. @housefresh.bsky.social youtu.be/eHMnWAIuNSs

UK schools are part of The Global Pledge. Signing for every child and teacher to thrive and breathe safely in the place meant to be their safe haven. #SafeAirSchools

🙏🏻 www.safeairschools.org/our-experts/

As the UK Covid Inquiry prepares to hear about children harmed during the height of the pandemic, a book of stories written by children living with #LongCovid was gifted. Among its pages are words of these children’s friends. #LongCovidKids #ClinicallyVulnerableFamilies

👏 Bravo à ces militant'es junior de l'amélioration de la QAI. ✨ Beaux masques violets !

On Tuesday, two of our junior clean air advocates stepped into Conference Room 4 at the United Nations in New York. With their schools’ full support, they joined the historic event, Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action. #AirClub #HealthyIndoorAir

Made IAQ history. #HealthyIndoorAir #AirClub #Leader

“We invite governments, non-governmental organizations, cities, universities, schools, healthcare facilities, professional associations, advocacy organizations, businesses, and community groups to sign the Pledge”. Has yours signed? #AirClub #SafeAirSchools www.airclub.org

Yesterday, with their schools’ full support, our first Junior Ambassadors entered the United Nations to attend the historic #HealthyIndoorAir A Global Call To Action. Children seen, children heard. Classrooms were definitely part of the conversation 💪🏾