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OPINION - The Standard View: Firm solution needed for concrete problem

It is back to school day across the country — or it ought to be. Instead, pupils at 104 schools and colleges, eight of them in London, face serious disruption after full and partial closures of the buildings they use over fears about a catastrophic collapse of the concrete used…

Evening Standard

'Hell of a quote': Education Secretary in explicit rant following ITV interview

THE Education Secretary has been recorded making an explicit rant following an ITV interview about concrete risks in schools.

The National (Scotland)

Concrete scandal: London council signs off £715k for school repairs amid fears town halls will bear cost

Haringey council ordered repairs to start at Hornsey School for Girls when crumbling RAAC concrete was found

Evening Standard

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What is Raac? Pupils in schools affected by concrete should get 10% exam boost, says report

Study bases its findings on school in Durham where education was seriously disrupted due to dangers posed by aerated concrete

Evening Standard

Shambles? What shambles? Government on backfoot over school concrete chaos

Hundreds more school sites facing problems just as pupils go back

Evening Standard

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

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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

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

Fears more schools could be affected by crumbling concrete as new term begins

More than 100 schools and colleges have been told to fully or partially shut due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved areated concrete

Evening Standard

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

More than 100 schools and colleges have been told to fully or partially shut due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved areated concrete.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt vows to ‘spend what it takes’ to tackle school concrete crisis

Chancellor says asbestos in some of same buildings could complicate efforts to fix Raac problem in England

The Guardian - UK

School closures not a return to ‘dark days of lockdowns’, says Gillian Keegan

Education Secretary says remote learning will only be used as ‘last resort’ as schools face concrete crisis.

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Evening Standard

London schools forced to relocate pupils amid concrete fears

Two Londons schools have been forced to relocate their pupils amid concerns over the safety of the buildings.

Evening Standard

More schools could be forced to close classrooms over concrete safety fears, says minister

Decision to shut or partially close more than 100 schools over concerns about ceilings collapsing ‘could not be made earlier’, says schools minister Nick Gibb

Evening Standard

Which schools are closing? Government orders more than 100 closures over RAAC

Here are some of the schools affected by potentially dangerous Raac

The Independent UK

Back to school chaos: Thousands of pupils to start term from home as 100 schools warned of building collapse

Safety fears over concrete described as ‘80 per cent air’ and ‘like an Aero Bar’ just days before new term starts

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The Independent UK

Trust fined £80k after teacher and 15 children injured as classroom ceiling collapses

The teacher and several pupils were taken to hospital where they were treated for fractures, cuts and concussion

The Independent UK

GCSE top grades fall but remain above pre-Covid levels amid stark north-south divide

Efforts had been made to return grading in England to pre-pandemic levels

The Independent UK

Students receive GCSE results amid plan to return to pre-Covid grading

Some sixth forms and colleges could decide to admit pupils with lower grades on to A-level courses this summer, education leaders have said.

The Independent UK

Education Secretary never asked anyone for A-level results in her business years

Gillian Keegan has once again defended her remarks that students will not be asked about their grades in 10 years’ time.

The Independent UK

Statutory inquiry into Lucy Letby ‘on the table’, government minister admits

Ms Keegan said there are ‘pros and cons’ of statutory versus non-statutory inquiries but families of victims can discuss those with the inquiry’s chair

Evening Standard

Full judicial inquiry into horror Lucy Letby killings moves step closer

As pressure grows on NHS managers accused of ignoring doctors’ warnings

Evening Standard

OPINION - Senseless, pointless and old-fashioned — so why do we cling on to GCSEs?

It can be hard to remember who the Education Secretary is. If you pop out to make a cup of tea you are liable to miss one. Since the last notable incumbent, Michael Gove, left the post in 2014 there have been a further nine education secretaries. Gillian Keegan, the…

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