White paint, trees or air con? What parents and teachers can do to cool UK’s overheating schools
Pupils line up with their water bottles at a primary school in Grays, Essex, during a heatwave in June. Photograph: Jack Taylor/ReutersView image in fullscreenPupils line up with their water bottles at a primary school in Grays, Essex, during a heatwave in June. Photograph: Jack Taylor/ReutersSchoolsExplainerWhite paint, trees or air con?
- ▪Pupils line up with their water bottles at a primary school in Grays, Essex, during a heatwave in June.
- ▪Photograph: Jack Taylor/ReutersView image in fullscreenPupils line up with their water bottles at a primary school in Grays, Essex, during a heatwave in June.
- ▪Photograph: Jack Taylor/ReutersSchoolsExplainerWhite paint, trees or air con?
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Pupils line up with their water bottles at a primary school in Grays, Essex, during a heatwave in June. Photograph: Jack Taylor/ReutersView image in fullscreenPupils line up with their water bottles at a primary school in Grays, Essex, during a heatwave in June. Photograph: Jack Taylor/ReutersSchoolsExplainerWhite paint, trees or air con? What parents and teachers can do to cool UK’s overheating schoolsWhile longer-term action is needed, there are steps that can be taken during the holidays to help keep children safeMatthew TaylorMon 27 Jul 2026 09.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 27 Jul 2026 09.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThis summer, repeated heatwaves drove classroom temperatures to unbearable levels, leaving pupils and teachers scrambling to cope and forcing thousands of schools…
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