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Pressure on ministers to spell out plans for schools during concrete disruption

Children’s summer holidays are coming to an end against a backdrop of uncertainty about how long disruption will last.

The Independent UK

No extra money to fund school repairs, Treasury says after Hunts ‘spend what it takes’ promise

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised on Sunday to ‘spend what it takes’ to make classrooms safe.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt under fire after Treasury says no new cash to fix Raac in schools

Chancellor had pledged to ‘spend what ever it takes’ on concrete crisis but repair costs will come from existing education budget

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Pressure growing on Government to reveal scale of schools affected by unstable concrete

Education Secretary due to address returning Parliament over plans for schools facing full or partial closure

Evening Standard

Concrete closure list: What schools will have to close because of crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

The Independent UK

Crumbling England: from schools to hospitals, how bad is the current crisis?

Ministers have known of the risks for years, so questions will be raised about whether they have mishandled the problem

The Guardian - UK

Government under pressure to reveal list of schools hit by concrete crisis

Education Secretary due to address returning Parliament over plans for schools facing full or partial closure.

The Independent UK

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Labour plots vote to force ministers to reveal list of schools with crumbling concrete

Furious row escalates as opposition hopes to force government to publish details of all schools at risk from potentially dangerous RAAC

The Independent UK

Labour plans to compel publication of list of schools affected by Raac

Party to use parliamentary mechanism to force reveal of English schools affected by concrete safety crisis

The Guardian - UK

Pandemic-style learning should last days, not weeks, amid school closures – DfE

The Department for Education said it was working with education leaders to make sure remote lessons are limited.

The Independent UK

List of schools fully or partially closed due to potentially dangerous concrete

Here are some of the schools affected by potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

The Independent UK

Tory ministers were ‘dangerously complacent’ on school safety, says whistleblower

Senior civil servant says ‘many alerts’ crossed education secretary’s desk, but UK government was more concerned with saving money

The Guardian - UK

The RAAC concrete ‘ticking time bomb’ that schools were warned about years ago

In 2017, a committee was asked to investigate the suitability of RAAC after a school roof collapsed

The Independent UK

England’s concrete crisis could extend to hospitals and courts, experts say

Labour demands urgent audit of government’s handling of longstanding concerns about Raac

The Guardian - UK

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‘An absolute nightmare’: teachers and parents shocked by concrete closures in England’s schools

From Essex to Cumbria, many are dismayed by timing of the government’s action on aerated concrete in buildings

The Independent UK

Schools forced to shut or tape off rooms over collapse-risk concrete

Parents were informed of the emergency measures taken by the schools and colleges just days before the new term begins.

The Guardian - UK

How long has Raac in schools been a concern and what happens now?

After repeated calls for action, the government has advised schools to close buildings built with the concrete

The Week

Can England fix its crumbling schools?

More than 150 schools in England are scrambling to shore up or seal off buildings made with unsafe concrete before the end of the summer holidays – or else start the term with online lessons.

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The Independent UK

Students at special needs school ‘thrown into chaos’ due to aerated concrete

Parents of students at a special needs school were called on Thursday to be told the building could not open next week due to aerated concrete.

The Guardian - UK

Schools in England seek alternative spaces amid fears concrete crisis could affect 1,000

One estates manager says children could have to be taught in temporary buildings for as long as a decade to come

The National (Scotland)

What is RAAC concrete? The concrete that could cause schools to collapse

What is RAAC concrete? The problem that is causing chaos among schools in England and forcing closures over safety concerns.

The Independent UK

The one beam that has forced over 100 schools to close

Schools minister Nick Gibb said there had been a number of instances where the concrete was found to be ‘unsafe’

The Independent UK

The RAAC concrete ‘ticking time bomb’ that schools were warned about years ago

In 2017, a committee was asked to investigate the suitability of RAAC after a school roof collapsed

The Independent UK

More schools could be told to close classrooms over collapse-risk concrete

Schools minister Nick Gibb made the admission after 104 sites were told to shut buildings over aerated concrete.

The Guardian - UK

More English schools could close due to crumbling concrete, minister warns

Nick Gibb says buildings continue to be surveyed for risk of collapse after over 100 were told to shut

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