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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

Parents still in dark on concrete crisis as pupils return to school despite ‘thousands more buildings at risk’

Jeremy Hunt say he does not want to ‘scare people unnecessarily’ by speculating on numbers of schools affected

The Independent UK

Check Scottish social housing for collapse-risk concrete, ministers urged

HOUSING campaigners are calling on the Scottish Government to review all social housing stock in the country amid fears homes were built using a…

The National (Scotland)

'No immediate risk' posed by collapse-risk concrete in Scottish schools

THERE is “no immediate risk” to the safety of staff and pupils in Scottish schools built with a collapse-risk form of concrete, a minister has…

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No immediate risk to safety where Raac is found in Scotland, minister says

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) has been found in 35 schools, with inspections underway in other public buildings.

The Independent UK

Hunt: We will ‘spend what it takes’ to make schools safe from crumbling concrete

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

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt vows to ‘spend what it takes’ to tackle school concrete crisis

Chancellor says asbestos in some of same buildings could complicate efforts to fix Raac problem in England

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt insists ministers acted fast on crumbling schools crisis despite warnings years ago

Chancellor denies austerity cuts to investment in schools were to blame

The Independent UK

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No plans to close Scottish schools 'at this stage' due to crumbly concrete

Scottish ministers have no plans to close Scottish schools affected by collapse-risk concrete “at this stage”, Humza Yousaf has said.

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More schools and buildings with unsafe concrete may come to light in the coming weeks, Chancellor admits

The Department for Education said it had contacted 104 schools to advise them to close or partially close buildings due to unsafe concrete

Evening Standard

Raac school closures: Updated list of schools with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete

Here is the updated list of schools affected by potentially dangerous Raac

Evening Standard

Pressure growing on Government to reveal scale of schools affected by unstable concrete

Education Secretary due to address returning Parliament over plans for schools facing full or partial closure

Evening Standard

Concrete closure list: What schools will have to close because of crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

The Independent UK

Crumbling England: from schools to hospitals, how bad is the current crisis?

Ministers have known of the risks for years, so questions will be raised about whether they have mishandled the problem

The Guardian - UK

School closures not a return to ‘dark days of lockdowns’, says Gillian Keegan

Education Secretary says remote learning will only be used as ‘last resort’ as schools face concrete crisis.

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Government under pressure to reveal list of schools hit by concrete crisis

Education Secretary due to address returning Parliament over plans for schools facing full or partial closure.

The Independent UK

Labour plots vote to force ministers to reveal list of schools with crumbling concrete

Furious row escalates as opposition hopes to force government to publish details of all schools at risk from potentially dangerous RAAC

The Guardian - UK

Labour plans to compel publication of list of schools affected by Raac

Party to use parliamentary mechanism to force reveal of English schools affected by concrete safety crisis

The Independent UK

Labour plans vote to publish list of schools with collapse-risk concrete

Ministers are facing calls for transparency over the extent to which reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) is putting buildings at risk.

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Pandemic-style learning should last days, not weeks, amid school closures – DfE

The Department for Education said it was working with education leaders to make sure remote lessons are limited.

The Independent UK

List of schools fully or partially closed due to potentially dangerous concrete

Here are some of the schools affected by potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

The Guardian - UK

Tory ministers were ‘dangerously complacent’ on school safety, says whistleblower

Senior civil servant says ‘many alerts’ crossed education secretary’s desk, but UK government was more concerned with saving money

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on school closures: the warnings were there for years. Why did no one act?

For too long ministers were content to ignore the evidence

The Independent UK

Yousaf: No plans to close Scottish schools with Raac ‘at this stage’

The Scottish Government has said 35 schools have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac).

Evening Standard

‘Eye-watering’ sums used to make unstable concrete safe at hospitals as schools thrown into crisis before term begins

It is estimated that around 24 schools in England have been told to close due to the discovery of Raac

The Independent UK

The RAAC concrete ‘ticking time bomb’ that schools were warned about years ago

In 2017, a committee was asked to investigate the suitability of RAAC after a school roof collapsed

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