The Bradford Clean Air Schools Programme (CASP) is a Bradford Council initiative funded by the Bradford Clean Air Zone (CAZ). Since its launch 48 schools successfully applied for grants and have claimed over £400,000 for projects in place to improve air quality around their school.
In addition to grants for individual schools the Clean Air Schools Programme (CASP) sets out the plans to provide cleaner air for the districts children via a comprehensive package of engagement, education and anti-idling enforcement at the school gates.
Holybrook Primary School is one of 48 schools in the district who were awarded up to £10,000 grant funding from the CASP, their project includes bike storage as well as a cycle to school initiative to encourage behaviour change and make cycling viable travel option to school.
Cllr Mohsin Hussain along with our Clean Air Schools Engagement Officer visited Holybrook Primary School to catch up with the ECO Club to have a session learning about air quality and what steps can be put in place to reduce exposure to pollution particularly at school.
Cllr Sarah Ferriby, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Healthy People and Places, said, “The CASP is engaging with many children, teachers and parents in the district to make positive changes at school to reduce exposure to air pollution and take steps forward towards using active travel options to get to school.”
“All schools in the district can get involved with our CASP, there are classroom activities, assemblies and anti-idling options available to suit the requirements of the school environment. The positive improvements we are seeing in the air quality data show that we are made the right choice with the CAZ and we are starting to see health benefits particularly to the most disadvantaged communities in the city.”
Cllr Mohsin Hussain, Bradford Council’s Executive Assistant for Healthy People and Places said, “It was a great experience to represent the Council’s portfolio holder at Holybrook Primary School. The children from the school ECO club were interested to learn about air quality and pollution and what we all can do to help reduce their exposure harmful pollutants.”
The 48 CASP projects that received grants have all been started and many are completed allowing the children to benefit from the improvements made. As the CASP continues, all schools in the district can ask for help with anti-idling campaigns and educational support around the topic of air quality and pollution. Take a look at our downloadable resources on the Breathe Better Bradford website.
