Week 46 2021

CO2 monitors: cumulative delivery statistics

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Introduction

A summary of CO2 monitor delivery to state-funded education settings, including early years, schools and further education providers up to 12 November 2021. The data covers England only.

This transparency release sets out the number of CO2 monitors delivered by the Department for Education using administrative data from its delivery partners.

We will be publishing fortnightly statistics about how many devices have been delivered over the rest of this term – with all 300,000+ devices currently estimated to be delivered by the end of autumn term.


 


Headline facts and figures - 2021

As of 12 November there were 277,838 CO2 monitors delivered to state-funded education settings.

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Background

The Government is providing £25 million of funding to provide over 300,000 CO2 monitors to state-funded education settings, including early years, schools and further education providers.

All state-funded schools, colleges and nurseries are expected to receive their allocation of monitors during the autumn term, enabling all settings to identify areas where ventilation can be improved and provide reassurance that existing measures are working.  

Special schools and alternative provision were prioritised, given their higher than average number of vulnerable pupils. Deliveries to these settings are now complete. 

Letting fresh air into indoor spaces can help remove air that contains virus particles and is important in preventing the spread of COVID-19. The new monitors enable staff to identify areas where ventilation needs to be improved and provide reassurance that existing ventilation measures are working, helping balance the need for good ventilation with keeping classrooms warm.  

CO2 monitors are portable and so schools and other settings are able to move them around to test their full estate, starting with areas they suspect may be poorly ventilated. 

CO2 monitors delivered over time

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Management information

Management information describes aggregate information collated and used in the normal course of business to inform operational delivery, policy development or the management of organisational performance. It is usually based on administrative data but can also be a product of survey data. The terms administrative data and management information are sometimes used interchangeably.

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If you have a specific enquiry about CO2 monitors: cumulative delivery statistics statistics and data:

Ventilation

Email: ventilation.operations@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Alex Miller
Telephone: 07387133678

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