Schools Clean Air Network Communicating Air Quality A review of Oxford City Council’s Air Quality communication projects Schools Clean Air Network June 20th 2019 - 4.30 – 6pm Oxfordshire County Council - County Hall (Oxford)

Three points: 1- STOP Project 2- Oxford’s Anti Idling Campaign 3- Oxfordshire’s Air Quality Website

STOP Project Project limitations Launched in 2017 to six schools in Oxford Installation of Real-time NO2 and PM10 air quality monitors Delivery of air quality presentations with air quality education contents Project limitations Only 6 Air Quality sensors Not enough to allow project to be adopted by all schools in Oxford What to do next?  To increase awareness and understanding of air pollution issues amongst pupils, parents, teachers and school governors  To empower the entire school community to adopt less polluting behaviours such as walking to school – and to encourage others to do the same  To reduce car idling activities around sensitive areas  To increase cycling; and the use of public transport.

STOP Project Air Quality Toolkit Published in February 2018 Primary and Secondary Schools Citizen Science activities linked to existing science curricula Support science weeks Air Quality Toolkit available for download at Oxford City council’s Air Quality website: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/downloads/file/4432/air_quality_school_toolkit

STOP Project STOP has been awarded Air Quality Communications Initiative of the Year in the 2018 National Air Quality Awards.

Oxford’s Anti Idling Campaign Anti-Idling campaigns delivered at: Windmill Primary School St Gregory the Great Wolvercote Primary School Clean air day 2018: St Gilles and St Clements Clean air day 2019: City Centre The campaign will be targeted at schools primarily with the aim of educating children and parents about the dangers of air pollution and advise them to turn their engines off when stationary and adopting sustainable travel behaviours including walking, cycling and public transport. Anti Idling campaign materials available for download here: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20052/air_quality/1258/anti-idling_air_quality_campaign

Oxfordshire Air Quality Website Air Quality Index (Daily information of air pollution levels) Locations where air quality is being monitored Latest air pollution levels Download air pollution data

Oxfordshire Air Quality Website – Children’s area

Thank you! airquality@oxford.gov.uk If you are interested in learning more or your school is interested in taking part in this exciting project, please contact us via airquality@oxford.gov.uk