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Schools: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help schools adapt to rising temperatures.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
30 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help schools adapt to rising temperatures.

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The department takes periods of hot weather and heatwaves seriously and has published a climate risk assessment. We continue to support responsible bodies and schools to provide education in a safe environment. The department has also published guidance t...

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