‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms
Children have been struggling to cope with the recent excessive heat. Photograph: PjrTravel/AlamyView image in fullscreenPrimary school pupils in London. Photograph: mar-fre/AlamySome staff have reported pupils and teachers sitting on the floor of any classrooms they could find with shade, with the lights turned off.
- ▪Children have been struggling to cope with the recent excessive heat.
- ▪Photograph: PjrTravel/AlamyView image in fullscreenPrimary school pupils in London.
- ▪Photograph: mar-fre/AlamySome staff have reported pupils and teachers sitting on the floor of any classrooms they could find with shade, with the lights turned off.
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Primary school pupils in London. Children have been struggling to cope with the recent excessive heat. Photograph: PjrTravel/AlamyView image in fullscreenPrimary school pupils in London. Children have been struggling to cope with the recent excessive heat. Photograph: PjrTravel/AlamySchools‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classroomsTeachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstrokeMatthew TaylorSat 11 Jul 2026 02.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe extreme heat that has hit the UK twice in the past few weeks has left teachers struggling to cope as temperatures in some classrooms climb above 40C, with pupils and staff suffering from heatstroke, nausea and headaches.Teachers say…
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