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Why are schools in the UK forced to close over RAAC ‘crumbling concrete’?

The material, which has a 30-year life span, was used extensively to build schools between the 1950s and the mid-90s.

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Gillian Keegan says nothing more important than pupil and staff safety after apology for outburst over concrete crisis – as it happened

Education secretary gives statement to Commons on Raac after being caught on camera swearing about lack of credit for her work

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

The Guardian - UK

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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

Evening Standard

Monday briefing: School is back in session … so long as your classroom hasn’t collapsed

In today’s newsletter: Unsafe buildings and a teacher exodus are only some of the challenges facing schools this year

The Guardian - 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’.

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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

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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

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The Independent UK

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

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.

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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 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

The Guardian - UK

England’s concrete crisis could extend to hospitals and courts, experts say

Labour demands urgent audit of government’s handling of longstanding concerns about Raac

The Guardian - UK

‘An absolute nightmare’: teachers and parents shocked by concrete closures in England’s schools

From Essex to Cumbria, many are dismayed by timing of the government’s action on aerated concrete in buildings

The Independent UK

Schools forced to shut or tape off rooms over collapse-risk concrete

Parents were informed of the emergency measures taken by the schools and colleges just days before the new term begins.

The Guardian - UK

How long has Raac in schools been a concern and what happens now?

After repeated calls for action, the government has advised schools to close buildings built with the concrete

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