As our mini-heatwave rolls on, a lot of teachers and students have been struggling in the heat.
In high temperatures it is difficult to concentrate, tempers start to fray and learning can be affected.
For some students and staff there might also be health considerations that make working in a hot classroom unsafe.
Although there are no statutory maximum temperatures for schools, the NUT has advice about the highest reasonable temperatures to expose adults and children to for any length of time.
The detailed advice is here: https://www.teachers.org.uk/help-and-advice/health-and-safety/h/high-classroom-temperatures
The headline figure? We recommend that classrooms should not be hotter than 26 degrees Celsius. NUT members with concerns should get a meeting together in your school and decide what action to take.
If you would like some help with this, please get in touch with us!
Kieran Picken and Sue Arguile,
Joint Secretaries, City of Derby NUT
Email: secretary@city-of-derby.nut.org.uk
Phone: 07947 668 268 (Kieran) 07929 043 415 (Sue)
In high temperatures it is difficult to concentrate, tempers start to fray and learning can be affected.
For some students and staff there might also be health considerations that make working in a hot classroom unsafe.
Although there are no statutory maximum temperatures for schools, the NUT has advice about the highest reasonable temperatures to expose adults and children to for any length of time.
The detailed advice is here: https://www.teachers.org.uk/help-and-advice/health-and-safety/h/high-classroom-temperatures
The headline figure? We recommend that classrooms should not be hotter than 26 degrees Celsius. NUT members with concerns should get a meeting together in your school and decide what action to take.
If you would like some help with this, please get in touch with us!
Kieran Picken and Sue Arguile,
Joint Secretaries, City of Derby NUT
Email: secretary@city-of-derby.nut.org.uk
Phone: 07947 668 268 (Kieran) 07929 043 415 (Sue)
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