The GO IAQS for Schools plan is a global intervention designed to transform school environments from passive shelters into active health-protective zones.

In May this year, Ruth commissioned a mural for Upfest, the largest street art festival in Europe, happening in a small corner of Bristol.

Baroness Linforth of Redland spoke about the Clean Air for Kids campaign in the House of Lords during the King’s Speech Humble Address (Health) Debate on 20^th May.

At the end of June, Ruth participated in a great schools session hosted by the World Health Network.

An article about Clean Air for Kids and its Creator, Ruth Brooker, has been published in Ruth’s local magazine in Bristol, the Bishopston Voice.

In Spring earlier this year, I was really pleased to be invited to Cork to attend Asit Kumar Mishra’s seminar on schools called “Breathing Better, Learning Better”.

Ruth Brooker (founder of Clean Air for Kids) was invited in to the BBC studios this week, for an interview with John Darvall…

It has been estimated that installing air cleaners in schools in England would cost around £140 million while Sky News recently reported that supply teacher costs in England last year alone were £1.4 billion.

Schools are where children spend most of their time, but, with densely packed classrooms, this is where they are most likely to pick up sickness, which results in absence for them as well as diminished performance in exams.

Happy New Year Everyone!

In the lead up to Christmas, I was lucky enough to be invited to speak about air quality at two events…

In this excellent article - Steve Bladon charts a review of the tumultuous time in teaching when the pandemic first hit in 2020. He highlights how our children have mostly been failed by the government’s “abandonment of science, common sense and responsibility towards public health.”

Really proud that Clean Air for Kids is a supporting partner at this event taking place in New York at the United Nations this September.

Dr Al Haddrell lives and works in Bristol, so during the hot weather we met down by the river... for a chat about how to steer the project more directly.

Research recently published by experts in Canada shows that portable air filters (PAFs) such as those that could be used to clean the air in school classrooms and other indoor spaces are an important tool to help reduce the risk of transmission of airborne infectious diseases.

This is a simple guide to a complex topic to help you avoid bear traps when buying an air cleaning device using filters. 

We have a much more advanced guide available for those wanting to understand more about the reasoning behind the principles, considerations and checklist we have created. 

Sky News has reported that supply teacher costs are rocketing because of chronic teacher shortages and increased sickness absences; and that it has cost the education system nearly £1.4 billion in the last year alone. That money could be better spent on pupil enrichment.

Look at this image of two air cleaners, one used in a school, and the other brand new. The dirty one has collected all the muck that otherwise would have been breathed in by a child in a classroom. It started off white. It’s scary, isn’t it? That could all be in your child’s lungs. (And in your own lungs, too, because we all breathe similar air every day.)

If you agree that Bristol kids should breathe clean air when they are in school, we’d be delighted if you would help us.