NW Education assessing damages caused by strong winds to schools

NW Education assessing damages caused by strong winds to schools. Skip to content Menu Home | NW Education assessing damages caused by strong winds to schools More than 20 schools across the North West have been damaged by destructive winds over the weekend.

What happened

Image Credits : X | NW Dept of Education SABC 7 September 2026, 19:01 [SAST] The North-West Department of Education is assessing the extent of damage caused by destructive winds at some schools over the weekend. Spokesperson Dr Elias Malindi explains, “The MEC for Education Dr Desbo Mohono expressed deep concern over the extensive damage caused by the strong winds at schools across the North West. Some Grade 8 learners did not come to school after their mobile classrooms were damaged by strong winds on Friday night.

North-West Education authorities say the damage to schools is adding further pressure to already strained infrastructure. Accompanied by strong and gusty southwesterly winds, the rain will limit temperatures to around 17C in Scotland and Northern Ireland. These areas are used to strong winds at this time of year but if the windy conditions funnel through the central lowlands there could be some disruption. Supply Line could almost be an educational game about healthy food in schools, where you sort junk food off a conveyor belt destined for school lunches, except for some reason you play as a boxer who becomes more bloodied with every seed-oil containing, ultra-processed food item that you fail to punch into the garbage chute.

The wider picture

Concern has been expressed about the damage to schools and impact on learning. According to the department, over 20 schools have been affected thus far. Refentse Secondary School in Delareyville, which is using a temporary structure, is among schools that are severely affected. Image source, Getty ImagesByElizabeth RizziniLead weather presenterPublished7 September 2026, 04:09 BSTMeteorological summer is over, schools are back and so is the UK's unsettled weather. Otherwise, rising pressure will leave a dry midweek for most of us with some sunshine and lighter winds.

I have a strong suspicion that they are vibe-coded using AI, and I almost hope that they are, because the idea of humans spending their precious time on Earth making these horrid, half-arsed games makes me even sadder than playing them did. The adverse weather conditions have left a trail of destruction, damaging roofs and destroying mobile classrooms. Chairperson of the School Governing Body (SGB) Basiami Mosiako expressed concern about the damage to the school and its impact on learning.

What has been reported

“It happened on Friday at about 19h30 in the evening, while the matric learners were at a matric camp with their teachers and a member of the SGB. The learners were scared, and even us, as parents, are scared. The roofs were blown into the air and displaced everywhere. It was a very hurtful sight to see,” says Mosiako. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. After a heat spike on Sunday, low pressure systems will continue to bring wet and windy conditions, especially to the north of the UK at the beginning of the week, before things settle down on Wednesday and Thursday.

It will also feel cooler for many places across England and Wales, after Sunday's temperature approached 29C (84F) in south-east England. Despite a mostly dry weekend for many, last week was the wettest week in England since early February, according to the Environment Agency.

What happens next

7C in Huelva last week, which was the country's highest temperature of the year so far. Cooling downImage source, BBC WeatherImage caption, Low pressure remains to the north-west of Scotland pushing further weather fronts across the UK on Monday – the cold front marked in blue triangles will introduce fresher feeling airPressure is falling on Monday, the wind direction is changing and a weather front is moving down from the north-west, signalling a change to cooler and fresher weather.

The weather front, which is mainly a band of cloud with a few showers, will sweep across England and Wales. Temperatures will peak at 25C in south-east England. Cooler and less humid air follows the band of cloud. Another band of heavier rain will develop in Northern Ireland on Monday morning then spread across to Scotland and Cumbria in the afternoon. Image source, BBC WeatherImage caption, Monday will be cooler with fresher air but temperatures for many will still be above average for the time of yearGales for northern UKA deep area of low pressure will still be situated to the north-west of Scotland on Tuesday.

The report has been compiled by The Daily Waves using information reported across sabcnews.com, bbc.co.uk, theguardian.com. Details are presented according to the information available at the time of publication and may change as authorities, organisers or other relevant parties provide updates.