Islington Clean Air Toolkit:
Created by local parents as an easy to use resource to reduce the effects of air pollution around schools.
The Islington Clean Air Toolkit was created to make it easier for parents and schools to work together to improve clean air across Islington.
The Islington Clean Air Toolkit is an off the shelf source of ideas, resources and guidance to help parents/carers, schools and nurseries to find easy to implement ways to improve air quality for children in and around school.
The Islington Clean Air Toolkit was created in response to our own efforts to reduce air pollution. Written and designed in partnership with Islington air pollution officers, the Toolkit is a simple guide to the best ways to reduce air pollution locally, as recommended by Islington Council.
The Toolkit is easy to use – download your copy and take a look at the suggestions listed. Each one has been tried and tested by members of Islington Clean Air Parents so you know that all the ideas are simple and effective. It is a useful discussion tool to aide conversations with the leaders of your local school or nursery.
For an indepth look at the thinking behind the Toolkit, watch our recording of the launch event with an overview of the toolkit, case studies and contributions from parents, schools and Islington Council.
We wish you every success as you take action against air pollution in Islington. Together we can continue to make a big difference to the health and education outcomes for our children by improving air quality.
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“It’s really game changing what is happening in Islington. And wonderful to see the positive impact – as a lived experience and backed up by research“
Helena McKeown, Islington Clean Air Parent
The Toolkit
Case Studies
A selection of case studies from the toolkit
School A
School A took part in the Mayor’s air quality audit scheme which recommended air quality engagement and greening. To enable this work the school, with the help of the Pollution Team, applied for several pots of funding over several months, including; the Mayor’s audit scheme, councils ward funding, the Greener Community Fund, Islington SustainableEnergy Partnership, City of London Low Emission Neighbourhood and the neighbouring Taylor Wimpey construction site.
School B
The Pollution Team worked with School B to run a range of workshops and events.
Before the event the school liaised with the council and an external organisation on times for lessons and events, planned staffing and advertised the scheme. An application was also made for an event on the road outside the school (a six week minimum time period is required for these applications).
School C
The road outside School C– once blighted by traffic and high speeds – was rebalanced in favour of children and local people, with wider footways, traffic calming to cut vehicle speeds, brightly painted areas and new plants and seating.
School D
A consultation was conducted in June 2018 and final installation completed in June 2019. School D was located on a busy road that has now become part of a people friendly streets area, meaning it will benefit from the removal of through traffic through use of a traffic filter.
Islington Clean Air Parents 