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The Latest Breaking News on At least 700,0000 pupils being taught in schools in England that need major refurbishment, report states

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

700,000 pupils being taught in schools in England that need major refurbishment

A damning parliamentary inquiry has revealed hundreds of thousands of children are learning in potentially unsafe buildings

The Guardian - UK

DfE’s lack of information on schools concrete crisis ‘shocking’, says MPs

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

The Independent UK

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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

More than 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.

The Independent UK

PM ‘understands parents’ frustration’ over Raac crisis in schools

Rishi Sunak said the Government was right to close schools when the concrete safety issue came to light.

The Independent UK

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Parents at concrete crisis school to urge minister to back rebuild plans

A demonstration will take place outside St Leonard’s Catholic School in Durham.

The Independent UK

School hit by concrete crisis wants lockdown-style GCSE and A-level assessments

St Leonard’s Catholic School in Durham has had to ration face-to-face teaching after much of the site was closed off just before term started.

The Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

Unions demand extra funding for school rebuilding

In a letter to the Prime Minister, eight unions and the body representing school governors warned of ‘serious concerns’ about school buildings.

The Independent UK

Parents at school with collapse-risk concrete demand it is rebuilt

Children in most year groups at St Leonard’s Catholic School in Durham have had to be taught online for four days a week since term started.

The Independent UK

London school closed due to concrete fears has ‘no timeframe’ for reopening

Stepney All Saints secondary school is the only school in the country currently closed to all pupils over crumbling concrete concerns

Evening Standard

Children prefer learning in temporary classrooms, Education Secretary claims amid concrete crisis

Gillian Keegan made the claim about ‘high-quality’ portable cabins as she updated MPs on how the Government is handling problem of Raac concrete in schools

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The Independent UK

Children prefer learning in temporary classrooms, Education Secretary claims

An additional 27 schools and colleges in England have been identified as having reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), figures show.

The Independent UK

Almost 250 temporary classrooms on order to counter school concrete crisis

The Department for Education’s top official told MPs that at least 29 schools in England needed mobile classrooms.

The Independent UK

Pupils ‘prefer portacabins to classrooms’, education secretary claims

A total of 23 schools have been forced to adopt some degree of remote learning due to safety concerns over the concrete

Evening Standard

Raac: Crumbling concrete at four new London schools with secondary shut down

Further 27 schools in England have been named as affected by Raac on updated list published by the government

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The Independent UK

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

A total of 174 education settings in England have been confirmed with Raac as of September 14.

The Independent UK

1,800 students sent home after Raac found at London school

Stepney All Saints School had initially been told by the Department for Education that pupils were able to return

The National (Scotland)

Scottish school sends pupils home as urgent Raac works carried out

PUPILS are being sent home from a Raac-affected school in Scotland after "new information" was found by contractors.

The Independent UK

Network Rail reviewing crumbling concrete on Britain’s railways

Transport secretary Huw Merriman has said Network Rail is searching for the crumbly concrete on its estate ‘as a priority’

The Guardian - UK

Tories put children at risk by pursuing their free schools obsession – and I have the figures to prove it

Scrutiny of government spending shows how money was diverted into building free schools rather than the upkeep of existing ones, says writer and author Warwick Mansell

The National (Scotland)

Collapse-risk concrete identified in UK Parliament building

The collapse-risk concrete at the centre of a crisis in school buildings has been found in Parliament.

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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