Problem concrete found at Marling School in Stroud

2023-09-30 09:05:07 • 1 min

Raac: Parents protest as minister visits Durham school

Parents with children at a secondary school hit by potentially unsafe concrete have held a protest, telling a minister it must be rebuilt. Raac was found at...

#pandemic #twitter #facebook

2023-09-27 10:50:47 • 1 min

Raac partially closes Harborne Baskerville School

By Susie Rack BBC News, West Midlands A school for autistic pupils has partially closed after widespread unsafe concrete was found. Baskerville School in...

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2023-09-19 14:54:05 • 1 min

Unions ask Sunak for extra 4.4bn a year to fix crumbling schools in England

Eight unions representing teachers and school workers, as well the body for governors, have written to Rishi Sunak demanding an extra 4.4bn annually to...

#estate #treasury #safety

2023-09-25 15:45:02 • 1 min

Raac in schools: Education minister to attend St Leonard's Durham

An education minister is due to visit a school to see the disruption potentially unsafe concrete has caused to pupils and teachers. Parents say they fear the...

#Educationminister #covid #facebook

2023-09-26 05:50:48 • 1 min

Concrete fears school in Forres still unable to reopen

A Moray school is to remain shut on Tuesday amid faulty concrete fears. Forres Academy closed its doors to more than 800 pupils last Thursday after experts...

#education #smallerparts #aeratedconcrete

2023-09-18 15:09:46 • 1 min

More schools identified as having crumbling Raac concrete - as government releases new list

The number of schools found to contain dangerous crumbling concrete has jumped to 174, with Raac found on 27 sites since the end of August. A total of 23...

#government #education #oneschool

The Independent

2023-09-19 09:26:37 • 1 min

Durham MP demands answers after Raac found in school

The rebuilding of a secondary school found to have crumbling concrete should be "accelerated", a Labour MP has said. Mary Foy complained of a lack of...

#education #government #space

2023-09-19 17:11:55 • 1 min

Sharp rise in number of schools in England with collapse-risk concrete

The number of schools in England where reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) has been found has risen from 147 to 174, the Department for Education...

#education #aeratedconcrete #updatedlist

2023-09-19 08:57:15 • 1 min

Raac concrete surveys under way at 120 Northern Ireland schools

By Finn Purdy BBC News NI Surveys will be carried out at 120 schools across Northern Ireland to check for collapse-prone concrete, the Education Authority...

#analysis #twoschools #educationauthority

2023-09-18 14:50:50 • 1 min

Watch live as Gillian Keegan takes questions in parliament on crumbling concrete in schools

Watch live as Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, takes questions in parliament on schools affected by crumbling concrete and the impact on children's...

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The Independent

2023-09-19 11:59:50 • 1 min

Number of English schools with Raac increases to 174

The number of schools in England affected by crumbling concrete has increased to 174, new figures published by the government show. The number stood at 147...

#government #aeratedconcrete #newfigures

More than half NHS Scotland buildings not inspected for Raac

2023-09-19 08:39:46 • 1 min

Health

More than half of the NHS buildings in Scotland which are suspected to contain a potentially dangerous form of concrete have not been fully inspected....

#councilareas #Scotland #structuralengineers

2023-09-23 11:46:46 • 1 min

Government to update list of Raac-affected schools in England

By Vanessa Clarke Education reporter The government is expected to issue an update to its official list of schools in England with reinforced autoclaved...

#government #covid #guidance

2023-09-19 02:22:51 • 1 min

Raac: Grantham College classrooms shut after unsafe concrete found

By Pritti Mistry BBC News Several classrooms and buildings have been closed at Grantham College after potentially dangerous concrete was found at the site....

#education #guidance #government

2023-09-19 13:13:38 • 1 min

HS2, Raac, potholes: the symptoms of a lack of investment are everywhere

Theres a lot more wrong with UK public investment than HS2. I see that as a governor of a small primary school relying on parents to support new playground...

#research #politician #tax

2023-10-01 09:03:39 • 1 min

Raac: Doubt over extra NI funding for crumbling concrete

By Robbie Meredith BBC News NI education correspondent It is unclear if Northern Ireland will receive extra money from the UK government to fix public...

#finance #estate #lightweightmaterial

2023-09-23 05:51:50 • 1 min

Coggeshall school hit by concrete crisis installs new buildings

By Anna Louise Claydon and Peter Walker BBC News, in Coggeshall Contractors have started installing new temporary buildings at one of the schools worst...

#space #government #education

2023-09-28 05:17:49 • 1 min

Inaction over Raac is slowing pupils return to classrooms, says Labour

A lack of clarity and action over crumbling concrete in schools is slowing efforts to get pupils back into classrooms, Labour has said, arguing that...

#pupil #safety #revenue

The Essex schools Raac repair programme halted in 2012

2023-09-18 04:00:18 • 1 min

Health

By Matt Precey & Ben Schofield BBC News, Essex A "money saving" programme to remediate Essex schools affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete...

#essex #money #government