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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

Schools concrete crisis is risk to pupils’ mental health, headteacher warns

Leader of a secondary school in Essex warns upheaval could have similar negative impact to that caused by Covid lockdowns

The Guardian - UK

Sunak and Keegan under growing pressure over crumbling concrete in schools

The Education Secretary claimed others had ‘sat on their arse and done nothing’ and admitted holidaying in Spain as the crisis unfolded.

The Independent UK

UK ministers criticised for not sharing vital Raac details with devolved nations

Welsh education minister says it is ‘hugely regrettable’ that information on crumbling concrete was withheld

The Guardian - UK

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Education Secretary defends holidaying in Spain as concrete crisis unfolded

Gillian Keegan said she continued to chair a response team while on the continent, and said a list of 156 schools with confirmed cases of Raac will be published this week

Evening Standard

Ask an education expert anything about the school concrete crisis - from homeschooling to closure details

Schools Week editor John Dickens is on hand to answer your questions as parents grapple to understand how crumbling concrete could disrupt their children’s education

The Independent UK

Pupils face back-to-school disruption amid crumbling concrete ’emergency’

A coalition of education unions is demanding urgent clarity from the Government over support and funding for schools affected by the concrete crisis.

The Independent UK

Did Rishi Sunak cut funding for new schools and how many have been built?

The Prime Minister has been accused of cutting plans to build new schools amid concerns about deteriorating concrete.

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Summer's over for UK politicians as Sunak faces a crisis over crumbling schools

British lawmakers headed back to Parliament on Monday after their summer break

The Independent UK

Collapse-risk concrete review to take 'some months', says Humza Yousaf

A REVIEW of collapse-risk concrete in Scottish schools will take “some months”, the First Minister has said.

The National (Scotland)

‘Hundreds, not thousands’ of English schools at risk from concrete, says No 10

Rishi Sunak is facing questions about lack of funding for rebuild schemes when he was chancellor

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Firm solution needed for concrete problem

It is back to school day across the country — or it ought to be. Instead, pupils at 104 schools and colleges, eight of them in London, face serious disruption after full and partial closures of the buildings they use over fears about a catastrophic collapse of the concrete used…

Evening Standard

Review of concrete risk in Scotland will take ‘some months’, says Yousaf

The First Minister said it would take some time to find out how many schools and other public buildings contained a kind of suspect kind of concrete.

The Independent UK

Hundreds more schools could be hit by crumbling concrete row, Sunak acknowledges

Rishi Sunak said 95% of England’s 22,000 schools were unaffected, leaving open the possibility that hundreds could be impacted.

The Independent UK

Concrete scandal: London council signs off £715k for school repairs amid fears town halls will bear cost

Haringey council ordered repairs to start at Hornsey School for Girls when crumbling RAAC concrete was found

Evening Standard

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What is Raac? Pupils in schools affected by concrete should get 10% exam boost, says report

Study bases its findings on school in Durham where education was seriously disrupted due to dangers posed by aerated concrete

Evening Standard

Shambles? What shambles? Government on backfoot over school concrete chaos

Hundreds more school sites facing problems just as pupils go back

The Guardian - UK

Sunak refused to fully fund repairs of England’s crumbling schools, says ex-official

Former top civil servant at Department for Education PM says there was evidence of ‘critical risk to life’ when PM was chancellor

Evening Standard

School closures latest: Gillian Keegan admits there ‘could be hundreds’ of schools with unsafe concrete

A full list of schools with RAAC will be published this week, says education secretary

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The Independent UK

No extra money to fund school repairs, Treasury says despite Hunt’s ‘spend what it takes’ promise

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

The Independent UK

Shadow education secretary says DfE is in ‘complete chaos’

Ms Phillipson said it is ‘vital’ that the Government publish the list of all the schools affected by Raac ‘as soon as possible’.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

Evening Standard

Fears more schools could be affected by crumbling concrete as new term begins

More than 100 schools and colleges have been told to fully or partially shut due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved areated concrete

The Guardian - UK

Crumbling concrete is a metaphor for Tory rule

Letters: David Forster, Jeremy Grant, Louise Campbell, Ron Brewer, Chris Turner, Sue Kellaway, Dr Nick McAdoo and Dr Dave Allen on the emerging scandal about the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete used in public buildings

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