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<p>On 21 August, the department announced that carbon dioxide monitors will be provided
to all state-funded nurseries, schools, and colleges from September. Backed by a £25
million government investment, the new monitors will enable staff to act quickly where
ventilation is poor and provide reassurance that existing ventilation measures are
working.</p><p>The programme will provide nurseries, schools, and colleges with sufficient
monitors to take representative readings from across the indoor spaces in their estate,
assessing all spaces in a relatively short space of time. On 6 September, the department
also provided new information to settings on how to use CO2 monitors to better manage
ventilation.</p><p>The department has committed to supplying around 300,000 carbon
dioxide monitors across England in the Autumn term. From 6 September, the department
started to despatch carbon dioxide monitors to special schools and alternative provision,
who have been prioritised to receive their full allocation given their higher-than-average
numbers of vulnerable pupils.</p><p>The government has also launched a trial of air
purifiers in 30 schools in Bradford, which is designed to assess the technology in
schools and whether they could reduce the risk of transmission.</p>
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