The Latest Breaking News from the Department for Education

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

The Department for Education said it had contacted 104 schools to advise them to close or partially close buildings due to unsafe concrete

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

Ministers have known of the risks for years, so questions will be raised about whether they have mishandled the problem

The Department for Education said it was working with education leaders to make sure remote lessons are limited.

It comes after 104 schools and colleges were told by the Department for Education to partially or fully shut buildings

From Essex to Cumbria, many are dismayed by timing of the government’s action on aerated concrete in buildings

School buildings closed at the 11th hour, banned knives banned again and a new job for Shapps? Clearly it’s time for an intervention, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

There is leaving work on Friday afternoon to your future Monday morning self, and then there is the Department for Education. Days before students are set to return to classrooms, it has been half-announced that more than 100 schools and colleges must partially or fully close buildings over fears they…

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

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