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- Schools closed for eight days during a June heatwave.
- The closures caused over 15 million lost teaching hours.
- At least 760,000 pupils in England and Wales missed lessons.
- Classroom temperatures exceeded 40 °C, triggering a red health alert and nearly 2,900 excess deaths.
- Department for Education pledged £710 million for renewals and nearly £20 billion to rebuild 750 schools.
