With many schools dealing with the impact of the country’s first extreme weather warning, it has been a challenging end to a full-on academic year. For those managing schools’ buildings and facilities, the heatwave is layering another pressure onto an already creaking system.
As there are no current upper temperature limits to schools operating and senior leadership teams quite rightly want to keep students in school if at all possible post-pandemic, keeping buildings safe, cool and ventilated can be a real issue. And with the forecast that our summers will get warmer due to climate change, dealing with these challenges may increasingly become the norm rather than isolated incidents.
So, what can those managing school estates do to help beat the heat?
