The Hottest Day at School

Abstract

A guide for teachers. The UK is experiencing hotter, drier summers as a result of climate change. This raises the risk of overheating in classrooms, which are often overglazed, low thermal mass structures with compromised ventilation strategies. Children are more vulnerable to overheating than adults and may be reluctant to adapt their behaviour / environment when they experience thermal discomfort in a classroom environment. This book aims to inform schoolchildren (KS2) on how to maintain their thermal comfort via storytelling. The goal is to encourage them to take personal / environmental behaviours in a classroom environment (remove a jumper, drink more water, request a teacher to open a window, move away from the sunlight, fan themselves) during a heatwave / warm spell. The story revolves around differing experiences of schoolchildren during a heatwave event, who do / do not adapt their behaviour. It can be read prior to a heatwave or during a hot spell event to make them ready for the event of a heatwave and reduce the likelihood of the risk of heat stress.

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ORCID for Patrick James: orcid.org/0000-0002-2694-7054

ORCID for Victoria Aragon: orcid.org/0000-0002-6175-9454

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