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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

Teachers in England and Wales report vermin and pests in schools

A taped-off area in a school affected by the Raac crisis last November.
A taped-off area in a school affected by the Raac crisis last November. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

A survey by the UK’s biggest education union on the state of school buildings in England and Wales has found two in five teachers reporting signs of vermin or pests and more than a quarter complaining of sewage or wastewater leaks.

Of the 8,000 members of the National Education Union who responded to the online poll, two-thirds (68%) said they worked in buildings that leaked, with one in 10 describing the problem as “severe”.

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