
One parent has said they're not sending their children to school even though it'll register as an unauthorised absence as school will give the children a hot lunch and I'm the great this will make the children sick.

For a lot of people isn't a half day a pain in terms of childcare? Presumably a lot of people will have to take the whole day off.
So they will keep your children there until the time they normally would, but charge you a tenner for the privilege? Nice.Well it's a 1:15pm pick up rather than 3:10, so not too bad. Plus they're offering care till 3:15 for £5/ hour, so at least there are options. Makes sense really as the peak heat is predicted 3-4pm
Because no-one in hot countries ever eats hot food.
We've had an email to say they've changed the menu on Tues and pudding will be ice cream.Don't Oxfam do it?Does anyone know of a reputable charity where you can do something like buy a goat for an African family type thing?
So they will keep your children there until the time they normally would, but charge you a tenner for the privilege? Nice.
Fine for the people who can afford it, who usually need it less. What if you don’t pay, is your kid impounded or something?

Don't Oxfam do it?
So they will keep your children there until the time they normally would, but charge you a tenner for the privilege? Nice.

It's shameless racketeering. I'd just refuse to pay if I couldn't accommodate it.Exactly what I was thinking! It's just an excuse for most of the teachers to spend the afternoon in the nearest beer garden![]()
So I says to Mabel I says...There are whole chunks of my history that can only be recalled in Simpsons snippets.
Not going to pretend I'm not obsessed with my impending death. Forecast here for Monday has dropped to 36°, and London increased to 40°. Hopefully the worst of it is moving east.
Get the cardigans out Lolly hun, it’s all going to be OK.
Wtf is up with Northern Ireland’s climate. I swear whenever I see the weather it’s like 12 degrees there, they cursed or something?
HOPEFULLY MORE.We are really not equipped for that heat. I say we, but obviously in Scotland it will be AT LEAST 10 degrees cooler.
Looks like the Midlands is getting it worst from that map.Everyone down south from Monday:
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37 on both Monday and Tuesday hereLooks like the Midlands is getting it worst from that map.