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Labour demands to see advice Rishi Sunak given about schools concrete crisis

Labour will look to force the Government to hand over written advice the Prime Minister was given about crumbling concrete in schools while he was chancellor. Concerns over reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) has caused more than 100 ...

05 Sept 2023 at 22:30

What is Raac and what buildings has it been used in besides schools?

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) has been found in more than 100 schools, forcing them to either fully or partially close. However, other buildings are believed to contain Raac, with experts warning that offices, court houses, ...

05 Sept 2023 at 15:06

Hospitals told to have plans in place for collapse of Raac panels

Hospitals have been told to ensure they have evacuation plans in place to deal with the risk of collapse-prone concrete. NHS chiefs have been told to have procedures to cope with the failure of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete ...

05 Sept 2023 at 14:50

‘Nightmare’ for mother of four as three children affected by Raac schools crisis

A mother of four has said it has been a “nightmare” as the concrete crisis has disrupted the schools attended by three of her children. Safety concerns over reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) have caused more than 100 ...

05 Sept 2023 at 16:40

Ministers accused of ‘incompetence’ for aerated concrete school closures

Ministers have been accused of “incompetence” for ordering more than 100 schools and colleges in England to make closures over a concrete prone to collapse – just as pupils and students prepare to return from their summer break....

31 Aug 2023 at 17:17

Schools told to close classrooms threatened by aerated concrete

Schools to be told to close classrooms threatened by aerated concrete

More than 100 schools, nurseries and colleges in England have been told by the Government to close classrooms and other buildings that contain an aerated concrete that is prone to collapse. A “minority” of the state facilities ...

31 Aug 2023 at 16:07

List of schools affected by concrete safety fears

More than 100 schools in England have been told to fully or partially close because they are fitted with a concrete that could suddenly collapse. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) is a lightweight building ...

05 Sept 2023 at 17:54

Increasing truancy fines would not help school absence rates, Phillipson says

Labour would not increase truancy fines to tackle school absence rates, the shadow education secretary has suggested. Bridget Phillipson said she believes “lecturing people” without offering support would not help ...

03 Sept 2023 at 11:34

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

Public buildings in Scotland containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) pose no “immediate risk to safety” to school pupils and hospital patients, a Scottish Government minister has said. Wellbeing ...

03 Sept 2023 at 13:04

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

Jeremy Hunt has said the Government will “spend what it takes” to make schools safe after classrooms were forced to close just before the new term amid concerns about crumbling concrete. The Chancellor moved to ...

03 Sept 2023 at 18:05

Ministers urged to name schools with collapse risk concrete

Ministers have been urged to “come clean” about the scale of the problems facing England’s school buildings as thousands of pupils faced a disrupted start to term. More than 100 schools and colleges were told ...

01 Sept 2023 at 07:12

Bradford schools lose teaching spaces and kitchen over aerated concrete

Teaching spaces, staffing facilities and a kitchen have been lost across two schools in Bradford after the Government ordered closures over a concrete prone to collapse. Reinforced autoclaved aerated ...

31 Aug 2023 at 21:19

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