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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

At least two London schools caught up in the crumbling concrete scandal had funding to rebuild withdrawn in 2010, it was revealed on Wednesday.

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

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