How a new era of heatwaves could shake up the school calendar
Rising summer temperatures in the UK are prompting calls to restructure the school calendar to avoid extreme heat in classrooms. Experts and parents argue that current schedules, which keep children in school during peak heat, negatively impact student performance and health.
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How a new era of heatwaves could shake up the school calendar
By Simon King Lead Weather Presenter Over the past two weeks, the sound of children has returned to Scotland's school playgrounds. Their summer breaks began in late June or early July and ended in mid-August.
It's an academic year replicated in other European countries too.
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, however, children will not return until early September. Their holidays are a similar length to Scotland's but England and Wales schools did not break up until late July, something that meant pupils were in school during the peak of the early summer heat.
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