Posted By Della Pearlman
There are a couple of publications with some information on curtains in schools:
There is a DFEE (now the Dept.for Children, Schools and Families) publication called Fire Safety, originally published in 2000, which has this clause:
Furniture and furnishings
The selection of upholstered furniture and soft furnishings (including
foam filled gymnasium mats) should take into account their fire
resistance.
Curtains, including stage drapes, should be labelled during manufacture
to indicate that they are either made from inherently fire retardant fabrics
or that they have been chemically treated to achieve fire retardance.
The manufacturers’ or suppliers’ instructions should be followed when
cleaning. Some treated materials require regular washing to remove
dust build-up which can impair their retardant properties, while other
treatments must be reapplied after fabrics have been washed.
Existing curtains which cannot be verified as fire retardant may be
suitable for treatment. Such treatment is normally professionally applied,
but some treatments are available for self application and certain of these
may also be applied to stage scenery and decorations.
The Dept. of Communities and Local Government also has a pdf document online, which also gives information on curtains:
Fire Risk Assessment - educational premises
http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1162108 Other than that, although the DCSF have a large number of design documents for schools, including for furniture, as far as I know there is no specific specification or requirement, or otherwise, for curtains.
hope this helps
Della Pearlman