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The Latest Breaking News from RAAC

New delay to reopening Harrow Crown Court after RAAC crumbling concrete closure

Harrow Crown Court is now expected to reopen in April 2026

Evening Standard

Ninety per cent of schools hit by crumbling concrete scandal have not had RAAC removed

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson is facing calls to urgently speed up the removal of RAAC from school buildings

The Independent UK

Hundreds of English schools still at risk from crumbling concrete

Exclusive: Previously unpublished official data shows Raac found at 235 DfE sites

The Guardian - UK

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Former council leader quits SNP following suspension

A FORMER council leader has quit the SNP saying his old colleagues “are making an awful lot of mistakes” after he was suspended for rebelling…

The National (Scotland)

RAAC, Covid, cost of living: What will affect A-level grades on results day 2024?

The education secretary has said inequality is ‘baked-in’ to England’s school system

The Independent UK

London crown court to stay shut for extra year after widespread RAAC found

One of London’s crown courts will be shuttered for an extra year thanks to dangerous concrete found in the roof, it has emerged, in a blow to efforts to tackle the criminal case backlog.

Evening Standard

‘So much anxiety’: students at Raac-affected Durham school tell of despair

Report sets out in detail the disruption at St Leonard’s, one of schools worst hit by ‘crumbling concrete’

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Schools facing years of chaos over crumbling Raac concrete, report

There are 231 schools and colleges with Raac, which the Health and Safety Executive has said is ‘life expired’ and could collapse ‘with little or no warning’, according to the latest government figures

The Independent UK

Schools in England face years of chaos as government stalls on Raac concrete repairs

Latest figures show more than 230 schools affected by crumbling concrete, but many have yet to be told when rebuilding will begin

The Guardian - UK

West London secondary confirmed as having Raac as school building crisis deepens

Barnet college and Ealing high school newly named as having at-risk concrete

Evening Standard

At least 700,0000 pupils being taught in schools in England that need major refurbishment, report states

The Public Accounts Committee said it was ‘alarming’ that 700,000 pupils in England were learning in schools in need of upgrades

Evening Standard

RAAC: Courts affected by unsafe concrete revealed for the first time

Seven courts were originally identified as containing potentially dangerous concrete

Evening Standard

Number of schools and colleges found with crumbling concrete rises by 25 per cent

Government accused of ‘sneaking out’ latest figures, as unions say teachers and pupils still waiting for help

The Independent UK

40 more schools and colleges found to have collapse-risk concrete

Overall, 214 education settings in England have been confirmed as having Raac as of October 16

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Efforts to avoid ‘Grenfell-scale tragedy’ not taken seriously, says ex-mandarin

Exclusive: Building safety minister demanded ‘do nothing’ option be added to policy paper on collapse risks

The Guardian - UK

Unions ask Sunak for extra £4.4bn a year to fix crumbling schools in England

Eight unions and school governors’ body write to PM saying Raac crisis highlights chronic underfunding

Evening Standard

Josh Barrie’s dishes that can do one: Halloumi fries

Halloumi fries have become a hard-and-fast fixture of the middling British menu, says Josh Barrie

The Independent UK

Less than half of Scottish NHS buildings believed to have Raac inspected

It is understood physical inspections are expected to be completed in November.

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The Conversation

Don't blame postwar school building programmes for concrete crisis – the fault lies with decades of neglect and ineffective policy

Physical spaces make a difference to education. There are small but fairly reliable correlations between the quality of the buildings where students learn and student behaviour, attendance and academic achievement.

The Independent UK

Watch as Gillian Keegan takes questions in parliament on crumbling concrete in schools

Watch as Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, takes questions in parliament on schools affected by crumbling concrete and the impact on children's learning.

The Guardian - UK

Almost 90% of voters - including 65% of Tories - say Britain needs fresh team of leaders, poll suggests – as it happened

Rishi Sunak’s government seen as less competent that Boris Johnson’s administration

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak blocked rebuild of hospitals riddled with crumbling concrete

Exclusive: Delay to work on five buildings in 2020 led to warnings of ‘catastrophic’ safety risk

The Guardian - UK

From collective ambition to crumbling concrete: Essex is a totem of Britain’s decline

Yes, many of the county’s postwar buildings used Raac; but the real problem is a Tory ideology that has negligence at its core, says author Tim Burrows

The Independent UK

More than 600 schools surveyed so far for crumbling concrete, say officials

Officials also confirmed that the department has received 98% of responses to a questionnaire about potential Raac.

The Conversation

Concrete crisis: officials thought asbestos in schools was safe too – the same mistakes have been made over Raac

The decision to close some schools and erect emergency structural supports in others just days before the start of a new term appeared to come about suddenly. The announcement followed three recent failures of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), in particular the collapse of a beam in late August at…

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