DeSmog study quantifies scale of heatwave impact: 760,000 pupils, 15m hours lost
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Research by DeSmog, based on reported school closures and official absence rates, finds that at least 760,000 schoolchildren in England and Wales missed lessons during the June heatwave, totalling more than 15 million hours of teaching time lost.
theguardian.com
“Staff and pupils were fainting and at least one of my colleagues was taken to A&E.”
Jenny Cooper, Teacher and National Education Union safety representative · mastodon ↗
Jenny CooperTeacher and National Education Union safety representative for LondonNicola GrayUniversity of Huddersfield researcher, led Covid-19 school closure impact studyCharlotte O'ReganEducation charity Sutton TrustDeSmogResearch organization
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