Schools in Havering may close early to "avoid teaching during the hottest time of day" amidst an extreme heat red weather warning.
Havering Council has confirmed that some schools have informed parents and carers of changes due to the hot weather across today (June 23), tomorrow (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
Some pupils may be sent home early as schools take action in response to rising temperatures.
A Havering Council spokesperson said: “Schools have already made parents and carers aware of any changes due to the hot weather, which includes some closing early to avoid teaching during the hottest time of day.
“They have also been issued with advice from the Department for Education on the necessary steps to take to support pupils during hot weather and heatwaves, such as relaxing school uniform rules, helping them to keep hydrated and wearing sun cream.”
The council did not provide an exact list of schools which would be closing early.
Redden Court School in Harold Wood is one of the schools which will be operating "modified school hours" with the school day finishing at 12.30 pm tomorrow and Thursday, according to its website.
The site says: "This will ensure students are not in classrooms during the hottest part of the day.
"Students have the option of wearing their school uniform without blazers and ties, or they can alternatively choose to wear their full PE Kit should they wish to."
The Met Office has issued a red weather warning for "extreme heat" from 9am tomorrow to 9pm on Thursday.
According to the website, this is for "an exceptional spell of hot and humid weather" which is expected across this region, with "impacts to the general population highly likely".
The Met Office said that the heatwave is expected to affect a large part of England and Wales this week, with Greater London and parts of the midlands "increasingly likely to see a two to three day period where maximum temperatures in the shade exceed 37 Celsius, perhaps rising to 38 to 40 Celsius in some places".
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