CAReless Pollution campaign
Toolkit for schools

CAReless Pollution is a Colchester-wide campaign that launched in October 2020. It encourages drivers to switch off their engines when stationary to help improve air quality in the town and to reduce the amount of polluted air that people breathe inside their cars.

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide schools in Colchester with ideas for involving and inspiring young people to understand more about the air around them and encouraging everyone to take action to help improve air quality in Colchester.

It can be downloaded as a whole document or as individual sections depending on which key stage you are targeting. There is also an accompanying PowerPoint presentation which can be used as part of an assembly to introduce the subject of air pollution to pupils.

CAReless Pollution toolkit for schools

Use this toolkit to help young people understand more about the air around them and encourage everyone to take action to help improve air quality in Colchester.

Full toolkit (PDF, 4.68MB) 
Presentation for use in assembly (PowerPoint, 707KB)
Air pollution short film (MP4, 19.9MB)
Activities for KS1 (PDF, 1.53MB)
Activities for KS2 (PDF, 370KB)
Activities for KS3 (108KB)
Wordsearch (PDF, 45.2KB)
Chatterbox (PDF, 375KB)
Quiz (PDF, 34.2KB)
Fact sheet (PDF, 34.2KB)
Air pollution monitoring data collection sheet (PDF, 31.7KB)
Colouring sheet (PDF, 1.10MB)

CAReless Pollution campaign toolkit

Guidance for volunteers organising any CAReless Pollution activity
Template letter to schools (Word Doc, 12.8KB)
Social media posts (PDF, 127KB)
Template text for newsletters (PDF, 139KB)
FAQs - answers to questions you may be asked (PDF, 190KB)
Myth busters - fact vs fiction (PDF, 112KB)
Poster version one (PDF, 142MB)
Poster version two (PDF, 520KB)
Postcard (PDF, 563KB)
Air pollution short film (MP4, 19.9MB)

Campaign images

Volunteers supporting the campaign (JPEG)
Councillor Cory supporting the campaign (JPEG)
Smoke filled car version one (JPEG)
Smoke filled car version two (JPEG)
Infographic with no text (JPEG)
Infographic with text (JPEG)
Infographic fan heating (JPEG)
Infographic fuel saving (JPEG)
Infographic turning your engine on and off (JPEG)
Infographic pollution can lead to lung disease (PNG)

Accessing campaign materials

All of our campaign materials are available in another format on request. You can request CAReless Pollution campaign materials by sending us an email. 

Email: emma@meadowscommunications.co.uk

We have a supply of printed posters and postcards. Other campaign materials include:

  • car hangers
  • car stickers
  • banners
  • pull up stands