SCHOOLS around Worcestershire will be closing or adjusting their opening times over the next few days as the heatwave intensifies.
According to the Met Office temperatures could soar to 37°C on Wednesday and 39°C on Thursday.
A red weather warning is in place for 36 hours – from 9am on Wednesday to 9pm on Thursday.
Schools will be making adjustments from today (June 23), with the majority putting partial closures in place from tomorrow (Wednesday, June 24).
The Met Office predicts significant disruption to daily life and has urged the public to take every effort to make precautions and adapt their daily routines where possible to cope with these levels of heat.
A red warning for any type of weather in the UK, let alone extreme heat, is extremely rare in the UK and it signals there could be a danger to life.
Worcester
Oasis Academy Warndon has made the decision to close the academy from 1:00pm today (Tuesday) and remain closed on Wednesday and Thursday.
Abigail’s Place will reopen the school on Friday.
Pershore
Abbey Park Primary School will be closed at 1:15pm on Wednesday and Thursday due to the red warning for high temperatures.
Fladbury CE First School said parents have been invited to collect their children from 12pm on both of these days.
Evesham
Badsey First School has invited parents to collect their children from 12.30pm on Wednesday and Thursday.
Cropthorne-with-Charlton CE First School will let children leave school from midday.
Malvern
On Wednesday, Dyson Perrins CE Academy will be closing at 12.10pm.
Great Malvern Primary School will shut at 12:30pm, post lunch, on both Wednesday and Thursday due to the weather warning.
Somers Park School will shut at 1pm on Wednesday.
Bromsgrove
Stoke Prior First School will be open between 8.30am and midday on Wednesday.
Redditch
Tenacres First School will close at 1pm on Wednesday.
Kidderminster
Birchen Coppice Academy will close at 1pm on Wednesday.
Upton
Upton-upon-Severn CE Primary School have invited parents to collect their children at 1:30pm on Wednesday and Thursday.
