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How asbestos could slow efforts to fix crumbling concrete in English schools

Work to tackle Raac could expose asbestos that remains in buildings despite being banned in the 1990s

The Guardian - UK

Raac school closures: Updated list of schools with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete

Here is the updated list of schools affected by potentially dangerous Raac

Evening Standard

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

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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

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 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 Independent UK

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Revealed: Obese patients treated on hospital ground floor because of fears of crumbling concrete collapse

Senior MP tells of ‘jaw-dropping’ sight on hospital visit

The Independent 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 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

The Guardian - UK

Students at special needs school ‘thrown into chaos’ due to aerated concrete

Parents of students at a special needs school were called on Thursday to be told the building could not open next week due to aerated concrete.

The Independent UK

Schools in England seek alternative spaces amid fears concrete crisis could affect 1,000

One estates manager says children could have to be taught in temporary buildings for as long as a decade to come

The Guardian - UK

Key questions answered on schools forced to shut over concrete fears

Schools and colleges in England have been told to close buildings which were constructed with a particular kind of concrete.

The Independent UK

Calls for government to protect children’s free school meals in face of ‘Aero’ concrete closures

Cost of living crisis means need for support even more ‘acute’ than during pandemic, charities warn

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The National (Scotland)

What is RAAC concrete? The concrete that could cause schools to collapse

What is RAAC concrete? The problem that is causing chaos among schools in England and forcing closures over safety concerns.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish schools to be checked for dangerous concrete after English closures

The presence of collapse-risk concrete in Scottish schools is being assessed by ministers after the UK Government confirmed it will close more than…

Evening Standard

Crumbling concrete crisis grows as minister defends propping up schools with girders

A minister came under fire today amid a growing school buildings scandal as he defended using classrooms with ceilings propped up with girders.

The Independent UK

Scottish schools to be assessed for presence of collapse-risk concrete

Figures obtained by the Scottish Lib Dems in May found at least 37 schools had reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

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The Independent UK

More schools may have to shut over concrete fears amid warning chaos could continue for years

Schools minister admits number of schools forced to close over dangerous crumbling concrete could rise – but refuses to release full list of those affected

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

New school safety warning prompted by beam collapse at building considered safe – as it happened

Schools minister Nick Gibb said the collapse happened at a school previously thought to have been at no risk from aerated concrete

The Guardian - UK

More English schools could close due to crumbling concrete, minister warns

Nick Gibb says buildings continue to be surveyed for risk of collapse after over 100 were told to shut

The Independent UK

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

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

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to name schools with collapse risk concrete

More than 100 schools in England will have to fully or partially close buildings over safety fears as pupils return for the autumn term.

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