diff --git a/app/dashboards/sent_email_dashboard.rb b/app/dashboards/sent_email_dashboard.rb
index fadd135cb0..9d16f51da4 100644
--- a/app/dashboards/sent_email_dashboard.rb
+++ b/app/dashboards/sent_email_dashboard.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class SentEmailDashboard < BaseDashboard
   COLLECTION_ATTRIBUTES = %i[
     created_at
     user
+    mailer_type
     subject
   ].freeze
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class SentEmailDashboard < BaseDashboard
   # an array of attributes that will be displayed on the model's show page.
   SHOW_PAGE_ATTRIBUTES = %i[
     user
+    mailer_type
     subject
     created_at
   ].freeze
diff --git a/app/jobs/send_cms_emails_job.rb b/app/jobs/send_cms_emails_job.rb
index fe409403dc..890010300e 100644
--- a/app/jobs/send_cms_emails_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/send_cms_emails_job.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@ def process_template(template)
     data = template.template
     users = Programmes::ProgressQuery.new(data.programme, data.activity_state, data.enrolled, data.completed_programme_activity_groups).call
 
-    users.each do |user|
-      CmsMailer.with(template_slug: data.slug, user_id: user.id).send_template.deliver_later
+    user_ids = users.pluck(:id)
+
+    users_to_email = user_ids - User.joins(:sent_emails)
+      .where(sent_emails: {mailer_type: data.slug})
+      .where(id: user_ids)
+      .pluck(:id)
+
+    users_to_email.each do |user|
+      CmsMailer.with(template_slug: data.slug, user_id: user).send_template.deliver_later
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/mailers/cms_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/cms_mailer.rb
index ac68acd86b..cf749f5df8 100644
--- a/app/mailers/cms_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/cms_mailer.rb
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ def send_template
 
     begin
       @template = Cms::Collections::EmailTemplate.get(@template_slug).template
-
       @subject = @template.subject(@user)
 
-      mail(to: @user.email, subject: @subject)
+      mail(to: @user, subject: @subject, record_sent_mail: true, mailer_type: @template_slug)
     rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
       Sentry.capture_message("Failed to load the email template #{@template_slug}")
     end
diff --git a/app/services/cms/models/collections/email_template.rb b/app/services/cms/models/collections/email_template.rb
index 96d3de98b8..8d6bf48887 100644
--- a/app/services/cms/models/collections/email_template.rb
+++ b/app/services/cms/models/collections/email_template.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def initialize(slug:, subject:, email_content:, programme_slug:, completed_progr
           @programme = Programme.find_by(slug: @programme_slug)
           @completed_programme_activity_group_slugs = completed_programme_activity_group_slugs
           @completed_programme_activity_groups = if completed_programme_activity_group_slugs
-            completed_programme_activity_group_slugs.each { ProgrammeActivityGrouping.find_by(cms_slug: _1) }
+            completed_programme_activity_group_slugs.map { ProgrammeActivityGrouping.find_by(cms_slug: _1) }
           else
             []
           end
diff --git a/app/views/cms_mailer/send_template.text.erb b/app/views/cms_mailer/send_template.text.erb
index 88dcd5e7f0..872dae583b 100644
--- a/app/views/cms_mailer/send_template.text.erb
+++ b/app/views/cms_mailer/send_template.text.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <% @template.email_content.each do |comp| %>
-<%= render comp.render_text(@template, @user) if comp.render?(@template, @user) %>
+  <%= render comp.render_text(@template, @user) if comp.render?(@template, @user) %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/lib/tasks/send_cms_emails.rake b/lib/tasks/send_cms_emails.rake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d86f4d392a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/send_cms_emails.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace :cms_emails do
+  desc "Iterates through Strapi email templates and sends to relevant users"
+  task send: :environment do
+    SendCmsEmailsJob.perform_now
+  end
+end
diff --git a/previews/mailers/cms_mailer_preview.rb b/previews/mailers/cms_mailer_preview.rb
index 0698bc1c2b..99007da50d 100644
--- a/previews/mailers/cms_mailer_preview.rb
+++ b/previews/mailers/cms_mailer_preview.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class CmsMailerPreview < ActionMailer::Preview
   def send_template
-    template_slug = params[:template_slug].presence || "primary-cert-1a.2"
+    template_slug = params[:template_slug].presence || "primary-cert-1a.1"
     user_id = params[:user_id].presence || User.first.id
     CmsMailer.with(user_id:, template_slug:, preview: true).send_template
   end
diff --git a/spec/mailers/cms_mailer_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/cms_mailer_spec.rb
index 7c094c357c..8f5ba2cd8c 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/cms_mailer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/cms_mailer_spec.rb
@@ -172,4 +172,33 @@
         .with("Failed to load the email template #{missing_slug}")
     end
   end
+
+  describe "with user who already received the email" do
+    let(:sent_email) { create(:sent_email, user:, mailer_type: slug, subject:) }
+
+    before do
+      sent_email
+    end
+
+    it "does not send the email" do
+      @mail = described_class.with(user_id: user.id, template_slug: slug).send_template
+
+      expect {
+        @mail.deliver_now
+      }.not_to change { ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.count }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "sent email tracking" do
+    before do
+      described_class.with(user_id: user.id, template_slug: slug).send_template.deliver_now
+    end
+
+    it "records the correct details in sent email" do
+      sent_email = SentEmail.last
+      expect(sent_email.user).to eq(user)
+      expect(sent_email.mailer_type).to eq(slug)
+      expect(sent_email.subject).to eq(subject)
+    end
+  end
 end