During severe weather conditions, you should keep your setting open and let as many children, pupils or students attend as possible, where safe to do so. Severe weather conditions include:
extreme heat
flooding
storms
snow
However, it might be necessary to close temporarily due to inaccessibility or risk of injury. You should do all you can to reopen as soon as possible. If you’re temporarily closed during severe weather, consider providing remote education. Providing remote education does not change the imperative to remain open, or to reopen as soon as possible. Schools that are a member of the risk protection arrangement can contact the team to get help with damage and other issues. If you’re an early years, wraparound childcare or out-of-school activities provider and have had to move to temporary premises, check to see if you need to register your new premises with Ofsted. If you’re a children’s social care provider and have moved to temporary premises:
tell your relevant placing local authorities immediately
check to see if you need to register your new premises with Ofsted
Use the Met Office’s severe weather warning system to check for severe weather conditions in your area.