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

Alarmist reports won’t help in the lengthy task of locating and treating buildings it’s in, says materials professor Chris Goodier

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

‘Questions to answer’ claims Labour, after Michael Keegan’s connection to firm with IT contract revealed

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.

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

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