Management Information Sheet

The MET office has upgraded its warning to a "Red" warning of extreme heat for Monday and Tuesday of next week.

• The Educationhub has an article providing advice for schools and other education settings during a heatwave.
• There is also guidance from the DfE for looking after children in Early years settings, that mostly applies to all settings.

Actions you should consider :

• Letting children come into school in PE Kit rather than uniform
• Not doing outdoor games/PE
• Encouraging extra drinks bottles or time to fill up bottles frequently and extra breaks to allow children to drink more.
• Having lunch inside in order to shelter from the sun at the hottest time of the day
• Reminding parents to send their child with water bottles, suncream and sun hats (also for the way to/from school)
• Talking to children about staying safe in the sun and the importance of drinking plenty of water
• Ensure staff are aware of the signs of heat exhaustion and be prepared to seek help if needed
• Consider the impact on people who have a serious or long term illness
• Consider staff welfare
• Consider the impact on educational visits (more advice on Evolve)