This is due for implementation in September and we believe some elements could go further
Please have your say:
📌More to come
Date for your diary: April see release of the National Allergy Strategy 10-year plan
www.gov.uk/government/c...
#BenedictsLaw #SafeAirSchools
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Because of their work, children across the country will now be safer in school.
#BenedictBlythe
#Allergy
#SafeAirSchools
Across 3 consecutive autumn terms, installing HEPA air filters helped this Hampshire school achieve:
🔥21% fewer illness absences
🔥4,500 extra pupil-days in school
🔥Clear benefits for
SEND | SEMH | FSM
#EvidenceInAction #SafeAirSchools
www.portsmouth.co.uk/education/th...
#GreeningToolkit
#Sustainability
#SafeAirSchools
🌿 reclaim-network.org/toolkit
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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
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
Module 8 is a historic chance to put their truths on record and to ensure future protections including 🌟clean 🌟indoor 🌟air.
Wishing all involved the very best of luck.
#SafeAirSchools #UnitedNations
#Inclusive #Sustainable #Equitable #Education
#PIMS-TS #PANSPANDAS #MCAS #ME #POTS
“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
Two sleeps to go until the upcoming UN High-Level Event on #HealthyIndoorAir
The Royal Colleges of Physicians & Paediatricians warn: poor indoor air harms school- aged children’s lungs, skin, sleep & learning.
Do children or their teachers even know this?
#SafeAirSchools
These parameters correlate well with airborne and bacteria load in school classrooms cleaning the air in schools is imperative.
1.Easily monitored parameters can be used as proxies to assess infection risk.
#CleanTheAir #healthyindoorair
#Safeairschools
Safe Air Schools is a parent-led initiative supported by experts working to provide clean air inside schools for inclusive, equitable, sustainable education. Founded in Hampshire our initiative responds to challenges faced by schools nationwide.
#SafeAirSchools
#SafeAirSchools
#Lufthygiene
#CleanAir
#IndoorAirQuality
Air hygiene for everyone everywhere in the world.
Child asthma hospital admissions could quadruple as school pupils return Charity warns that hospital admissions jumped 348% between August to September in 2023
🫁 This week is #AskAboutAsthma Week (week 38) - the ‘September Spike’ when asthma attacks and child hospital admissions rise because children returned to school after the summer holidays.
Triggers include viruses (like those that cause COVID-19) and allergens.
#SafeAirSchools
Slide 6 continued
In 10 mins #SafeAirSchools toolkit can be used to start a conversation with a child or school
In 20 mins
“Ask your local elected officials what they're doing about indoor air in schools”
“Got 2 weeks?
“Build a page link to us, & lead local action on clean indoor air in schools”
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That’s why we say:
Clean, safe air must be in every classroom.
📍 Read more and explore the evidence:
👉 SafeAirSchools.org
#SafeAirSchools #ClimateJustice
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More than 5,000 people came together in Westminster this week to call for urgent climate action.
We joined parents, teachers, medics, grandparents, young people + campaigners with one message:
Protect our communities. Protect children’s futures.
#SafeAirSchools #CleanAir
Link to petition: linktr.ee/SafeAirSchoo...
#BenedictsLaw would make it compulsory to have:
Allergy policy
Allergy training for school staff
Spare allergy pens
Fully funded in every school
#SafeSchools #SafeAirSchools
#AirborneAllergy
@goodmorningbritain.bsky.social
Children need clean air inside schools
#safeairschools #longcovid #longcovidkids
Safe Air Schools UK is proud to announce its participation in the UK National Allergy Strategy 2025-2035, the largest initiative of its kind with the aim of addressing airborne allergens and air quality inside educational settings across the country. #Schools
Many airborne viruses cause chronic illness or death in children. Most have vaccines
COVID is particularly dangerous: spreads through air like smoke,
lingers for hours & can be deadly even in otherwise healthy people
Clean air saves lives
#SafeAirSchools
#PublicHealth
linktr.ee/SafeAirSchoo...
#EllasLaw
#SafeAirSchools
#FilterTheirAir
bsky.app/profile/safe...
Air pollution in schools:
🔹Triggers allergic reactions including allergic asthma
🔹Worsens existing allergies eg asthma
🔹Raises risk of developing allergies like asthma in kids
⬆️ risk of severe C19 infection, hospitalisation & death
#EllasLaw #SafeAirSchools
Breathing Portsmouth air is like smoking 126 cigarettes per year With 75% of pollution inside schools coming from outside, what's the air quality like inside your local school?
#SafeAirSchools @housefresh.bsky.social
How many cigarettes do you inhale each year? Check your city. Know what you're breathing.
#SafeAirSchools @housefresh.bsky.social
