“It’s worrying because I can’t control how much they’re drinking and monitor it. Ms Arnold has given her children suncream and hats, and has requested they do not go outside at lunchtime. “I was always going to send them today to get a better idea of the quality of care they are receiving, but I can’t see how it’s possible or fair on the teachers to pack 30 children into one classroom on the hottest day of the year.” Rebekka Arnold, from Leeds, took her nine-year-old daughter and five-year-old son to school on Monday morning but is prepared to keep them at home tomorrow if necessary. However, one mother told i that parents should have a greater say in sending their children to school in extreme heat. Schools will continue to closely monitor the situation over the next 24 hours.” Many are also actively reducing time spent outdoors in the sun, particularly during the hottest part of the day. We know that many have relaxed uniform rules, and increased access to water. James Bowen, director of policy at the union, added: “Those adjustments will be specific to each school and based on their unique circumstances. NAHT, the trade union for school leaders, said the large majority of schools opened on Monday morning with virtually all “making adjustments of some description to help pupils and staff cope with the high temperatures”. They are responding with their normal pragmatism and professionalism.”
While this weather is extremely unusual, school leaders are very much accustomed to responding to challenging circumstances – as they have repeatedly shown over the course of the pandemic.
“We are aware that some schools are closing earlier than normal to avoid the hottest part of the day which is the latter half of the afternoon. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said some schools had arranged lessons in air-conditioned spaces where possible and were advising students to drink plenty of water and keep hydrated. Northwood Community Primary School in Kirkby, Merseyside cancelled sports day while King Charles I School, a secondary school in Worcestershire, cancelled all on-site detentions on Monday and Tuesday.
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