Tarmac playgrounds and windows that don’t open: why hot spells turn our schools into heat traps | Harry Paticas
via partnershipsforschools.org.uk
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Our schools are a dated mix of single glazing, dodgy pipes and atriums like Kew hothouses. They urgently need retrofitting for a changing climate This week’s soaring summer temperatures have put a spotlight on our schools and their ability to cope, with one in Hertfordshire telling me that it recorded temperatures of more than 40C. […]