As of October 29, there had been 144,723 CO2 monitors delivered to state-funded education settings, including early years, schools, and further education providers (DfE, 2021).
However, there is no clarity on exactly how many schools have received monitors to date and how many are still waiting for their first delivery.
The slow roll-out has echoes of the laptop debacle this time last year when high-profile public announcements then took months to deliver.
Back in August, the Department for Education said it would spend £25m on more than 300,000 CO2 monitors to be made available “over the autumn term” to help schools identify the indoor spaces where ventilation is poor.
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