The Department of Education has issued guidance on the provision of free period products in schools and colleges.
No-one should be held back from accessing education due to their period. We have introduced this period product scheme to provide free period products for all learners who need them.
This means learners at all state-maintained schools and 16 to 19 education organisations in England will have access to free period products in their place of study.
To make sure organisations have access to a wide range of period products in the most cost-effective and efficient way, we have a contract with Personnel Hygiene Services Limited (phs). This allows you to order period products and have them delivered when you need them.
This guidance contains information on:
- choosing and ordering period products
- distributing products within institutions
- tackling stigma