Are you sending your children to school Tuesday and Wednesday?

[wonderouswelly]

I am a teacher and have heard lots of parents won’t be sending their children in during the heat wave next week.

Are you keeping yours off?

I am dreading it as a teacher; our classroom is so stuffy!

Ours is Tuesday. I wouldn't bet it on it being cancelled. Mine didn't even let the kids go home early when it was 40c.

Well that's something!!

Yorkshire seems like it might be baking. 🥵

All public exams have finished. Some y12 or 10s may have mocks this week.

Our high is 30°; feels like 32°.

Though I did also send him in the summer of 2022.

I honestly don’t get the mass hysteria about the weather. What are we going to do if this becomes the norm, just nobody do anything?

He’ll be absolutely fine, we’re not in the depths of hell, we’re experiencing a warm summer.

How do schools in say Africa manage then?

Are British classrooms so ill equipped?

You would think water coolers and pedestal fans could be used... guess the usual lack of funding is the issue.

I'd keep her home, why wouldn't you? They're not going to learn anything (other than how awful it is).

The only reasonable response to the question.

Met office now saying 40 on Wednesday where we

well for one thing. They're acclimatised. It was 13° here last Tuesday, predicted 39° this coming Tuesday.

secondly the buildings are designed for the climate, unlike ours.

I am considering keeping mine off as the ‘feels like’ temperature here will be 37. There classrooms are warm and stuffy on normal sunny days!

Christ, and we wonder why younger generations have no resilience.

29 is a heatwave. 38, as we’re expecting in the south east, is next level. Our buildings are built to trap heat, not keep cool. 30 bodies in a single room will be stifling, it’ll be hard to concentrate, and they’ll be stuck in uniform. I think you’re all being a bit harsh to the op. My daughter’s nursery is awful at the high 20s, I will not be sending her in on Tuesday. (Though I am worried about work!) They have a pathetic fan that barely does a thing, they even turn the lights off to prevent any extra heat…. at home she can strip and sit in a paddling pool or cool shower if needed. Although admittedly, if it were school I wouldn’t be keeping her home unless instructed to do so

Aren't they like Spain? Home at one? Siesta?

Parents have to work?

I don’t remember it being that hot in 1980s and 1990s.

But kids still go into school this week. We need to keep functioning.

those who are saying it’s just heat and no big deal, what’s the predicted temperature in your area? It’s predicted to be 39 where I am, but is cooler in other parts of the country. 39 is very different to 29. (although both are very hot)

Unsurprisingly, hot countries are set up for hot weather

Similar arguments happen every year if it snows ‘what about Canada’ canada is set up for snowy weather!

UK schools do not have air conditioning is the obvious answer!

Which parts of the country are predicted to be 39?

I was searching as I have relatives dotted around I want to keep an eye on,.but I am not sure which areas are predicted to be that high?

Yeah they're going to learn SO much

Same in nursery. A few staff members brought them in because the air con was broken but were told to take them home.

No, we need to learn to adapt

Maybe schools need to switch to a hot weather timetable.
We need to invest in air con and shaded areas for break times
We need to do the have non uniform or an actual sensible hot weather uniform

Same here, even had the fire lit on Friday Night

Looking for us we might make 22o C on Wednesday , getting warmer towards the end of the week - but its going to be chucking it down

The heat in the UK is different to the heat in other countries. It's more humid and as has been said our houses and buildings are designed to keep heat in. Where are people living where they claim it's not a heatwave? Mid to high 30s here next week, what is considered a heatwave?

Cambridge. Although it’s saying 38 now, not 39! I’m sure that one degree lower will feel nice and cool!