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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

G20-bound Rishi Sunak defends ‘correct’ Raac school closures

Prime minister says example set by schools will not necessarily have to be followed by other public buildings

The Guardian - UK

The RAAC concrete crisis: fears spread to hospitals, homes and theatres

Public and private buildings across the UK may be affected by the crumbling concrete crisis that has hit schools, experts are warning.

The Week

Gillian Keegan U-turns on ‘naming and shaming’ schools that miss Raac survey deadline

Education secretary called on schools to “get off their backsides” and return the surveys

The Independent UK

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Schools that miss concrete survey deadline will not be ‘named and shamed’

The Department for Education is expected to publish the percentage of schools that have missed a Friday deadline to return a Raac survey.

The Independent UK

Rise in unruly pupils after Covid lockdown prompts fears concrete crisis could make it worse

Raac emergency highlights ‘deep-seated concerns held by governors and trustees’ about the state of schools

The Independent UK

UK officials BLANK Scottish requests for 'new' Raac risk evidence

UK officials have repeatedly failed to explain to the Scottish Government why entire schools in England have closed, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland)

Gillian Keegan visits school after criticising ‘sensationalist’ concrete queries

The under-fire Education Secretary visited a school in Essex, which is one of the regions worst affected by crumbling concrete.

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Yousaf: Applications for replacement schools to be assessed ‘through Raac lens’

The First Minister said 40 Scottish schools have now been identified to contain the potentially dangerous concrete.

The Independent UK

Government report flags risk to schools from earthquakes – but not crumbling concrete

Exclusive: Risk register also warns schools could face disruption from a loss of drinking water, high and low temperatures and snow

The Independent UK

Gillian Keegan to make school visit amid pressure over crumbling concrete crisis

The Education Secretary is expected to meet school leaders and local MPs in Essex.

The Independent UK

Schools concrete crisis: A timeline of crumbling infrastructure, chances missed and warnings ignored

‘Cowboy builders’ Rishi Sunak and Gillian Keegan under fire as government publishes list of 147 institutions of concern over the use of sub-standard material in their construction

The Independent UK

‘I am hugely worried’: parents on the Raac disruption in schools

Four parents describe the impact of the start-of-term school building closures in England

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of pupils forced to stay home as school starts over concrete concerns

The Department for Education has published a long-awaited list of schools and colleges in England identified as having collapse-prone Raac.

The Independent UK

School Raac concrete crisis: 7 questions from parents answered by expert as government list affected schools

Schools Week editor John Dickens tackled questions on homeschooling, further closures, contingency plans and more

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Concrete in schools: how missing data and poor funding contributed to today's closures

In September 2022, schools in England were at risk of bankruptcy as their day-to-day spending threatened to overtake their regular income. A hasty autumn budget included additional revenue funds for schools, coming as a relief to many school leaders.

The Guardian - UK

Leicester school told by DfE to close building finds it has no Raac

Willowbrook Mead primary will now shut for a day to move furniture back after scramble to create new spaces

The Guardian - UK

Three-quarters of schools hit by concrete crisis are in Tory areas

Guardian analysis of newly published government list shows that 109 of the 147 affected schools are in Conservative constituencies

Evening Standard

Schools say concrete surveys were sent back month ago after receiving ‘telling off’ letter from government

The row over crumbling concrete is growing as schools claimed they filled in safety surveys “months ago”, after the Education Secretary told headteachers to “get off their backsides” and send back the forms.

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The Independent UK

Government publishes long-awaited list of schools affected by crumbling concrete

The list shows 19 schools have had to delay the start of term.

Evening Standard

All the London schools affected by unsafe concrete revealed as Government publishes full list

At least 18 London schools are on the list with one delaying the start of term and two switching to remote learning

The Independent UK

List of Scottish schools with collapse-prone concrete to be published this week

First Minister Humza Yousaf said the Scottish Government will ‘spend what we need to spend’ to ensure affected buildings are safe.

The Guardian - UK

DfE accused of covering up crumbling concrete at Scottish school for months

Exclusive: Scottish government sources say they were kept in dark about evidence of decay at a private school in Perthshire

Evening Standard

Two London schools with RAAC concrete among 13 to have rebuild funding cut

At least two London schools caught up in the crumbling concrete scandal had funding to rebuild withdrawn in 2010, it was revealed on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Crumbling concrete schools would have been rebuilt under scrapped scheme

At least 13 schools now affected by the Raac row would have been included in the axed Building Schools for the Future programme.

The Independent UK

Headteachers angrily accuse Sunak of ‘dumping on them’ in crumbling concrete fiasco

They claim Michael Gove ‘gleefully’ scrapped plans to rebuild schools – and say Sunak’s plan to fix problem would take 440 years

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