Question follow-through · 3745
Assessments: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to mitigate the potential impact of hot weather on examination results.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 3 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to mitigate the potential impact of hot weather on examination results.
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jun 2026
Answer published
The department recognises the challenges posed by high temperatures during the exam period and has published guidance to support schools in managing hot weather available at: https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2025/06/hot-weather-and-heatwaves-guidance-for-...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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