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School concrete crisis: how Raac has been used well beyond its expiry date

More than one hundred schools in England have been fully or partly closed just days before the start of the new academic year, due to concerns over the safety of concrete roof panels.

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Crumbling concrete crisis spreads to housing, shops and offices as major landlord orders checks

Major shopping centre owner orders survey, as housing associations also begin to investigate problem

The Independent UK

Raac hospitals: Full list of dozens of NHS buildings with unsafe concrete

The NHS has been surveying sites and undertaking mitigation work over the past four years

Evening Standard

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Number of Scottish schools impacted by Raac concrete rises, FM confirms

THE number of Scottish schools impacted by Raac concrete has risen to 40, the First Minister confirmed.

The National (Scotland)

Yousaf: Applications for replacement schools to be assessed ‘through Raac lens’

The First Minister said 40 Scottish schools have now been identified to contain the potentially dangerous concrete.

The Independent UK

Government report flags risk to schools from earthquakes – but not crumbling concrete

Exclusive: Risk register also warns schools could face disruption from a loss of drinking water, high and low temperatures and snow

The Independent UK

Concrete scandal: Minister issues ‘unreserved apology’ to schools after headteachers blamed

Exclusive: More than 400 school leaders laid out their ‘grave’ concerns about how the government was handling the RAAC concrete crisis

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‘Cowboy’ Rishi Sunak hit by new concrete crisis as it threatens pledge to cut NHS backlog

Exclusive: Hospital buildings plagued by crumbling concrete are holding back progress on NHS waiting lists, health chiefs warn

The Independent UK

Anxiety levels in school communities ‘high’ due to concrete crisis – union

Headteachers are feeling ‘a very heavy sense of responsibility’, according to the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders.

The Independent UK

Concrete in schools: how missing data and poor funding contributed to today's closures

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.

The Conversation

Concrete schools crisis: The full list of schools affected by Raac

The list of 147 schools is expected to grow

The Independent UK

Schools say concrete surveys were sent back month ago after receiving ‘telling off’ letter from government

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.

Evening Standard

List of Scottish schools with collapse-prone concrete to be published this week

First Minister Humza Yousaf said the Scottish Government will ‘spend what we need to spend’ to ensure affected buildings are safe.

The Independent UK

DfE accused of covering up crumbling concrete at Scottish school for months

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

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The Independent UK

Crumbling concrete schools would have been rebuilt under scrapped scheme

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

The Independent UK

Schools concrete crisis: Starmer attacks Sunak’s Tory ‘cowboys’ as full list of closures revealed

Prime minister ‘makes no apology’ for Raac decisions as Labour asks if he is ‘ashamed’ over crisis caused by 13 years of ‘botched jobs’

The Independent UK

Headteachers angrily accuse Sunak of ‘dumping on them’ in crumbling concrete fiasco

They claim Michael Gove ‘gleefully’ scrapped plans to rebuild schools – and say Sunak’s plan to fix problem would take 440 years

The Independent UK

Concrete schools closure list: What schools have been affected by crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

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The Independent UK

Labour to force vote to reveal ‘full extent’ of crumbling concrete crisis

Party plans to force vote to reveal information about ‘full extent’ of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in school buildings

The Guardian - UK

Not just Raac: the newly built English schools also closing over safety fears

While crumbling concrete dominated headlines, the modern, modular construction methods used to make three new schools also failed

The Independent UK

What a nerve! Now Gillian Keegan tells schools to ‘get off their backsides’ to help fix concrete crisis

Exclusive: Hot mic education secretary issues ultimatum to education chiefs to fix her crumbling concrete crisis – as Raac concerns spread to care homes

The National (Scotland)

Schools in Scotland containing Raac concrete named – see the full list

AT least 30 schools in Scotland found to contain a potentially dangerous concrete have been named by councils.

The National (Scotland)

No UK cash to fix crumbling concrete in Scottish schools – as two more found

THE UK Government has ruled out sending cash to fix problems with crumbling concrete in Scottish schools as two more were confirmed to have the…

Evening Standard

School chiefs told to ‘get off their backsides’ and fill out concrete survey by Gillian Keegan

The Education Secretary has been criticised for trying to shift he blame onto schools

The Independent UK

List of schools affected by concrete safety fears

The Department for Education has said a full list of affected schools will be published this week.

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