in England and Wales schools are doing different things to keep children cool. These include letting children wear things like their PE kit which is often lighter than most school uniforms ...

Tanisha Smith, mum of Year 7 student Jessica Smith, 12, said she sent her child to school on Monday morning wearing her PE kit due to the heat. Lincoln Castle Academy's uniform policy for July ...

A group of boys went to school in skirts and PE kits in protest of being made to wear their full uniform during the heatwave ... because the adults can wear cool clothes, but the kids can't ...

told the BBC he had advised parents to send children to school in cool clothes to prevent overheating. "Uniform policy is out of the window for Monday and Tuesday," he said. "Polo shirts aren't ...

In the school setting, uncomfortable uniforms were raised as a barrier to participating in sport. Students expressed frustration with the insufficient amount of time, and the scope of PE ...