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

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

3. 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.

4. 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:

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

6. 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:

7. 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

8. Oxfordshire Air Quality Website – Children’s area

9. 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