New data on the government’s free period product scheme shows schools and colleges stepping up to make sure no student has to miss lessons because of their period. The data published today (Thursday 27 January) shows the value of products being ordered increased by almost a quarter (23%) in 2021 to £3.4 million compared with £2.8 million in 2020. The number of environmentally friendly or reusable products ordered increased from less than a third in 2020 (30%) to almost half (48%) of all products in 2021. In total, 13,822 individual organisations (68% of all those eligible) have ordered free pe…