All news on the topic: RAAC concrete crisis

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Tory-run areas more likely to get new schools than Labour ones amid RAAC crisis
Nearly three quarters -72% - of new-build schools due to open by 2030 are in the constituencies of Tory MPs while sites in Labour seats are left to crumble
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Tories slip out 6 bits of bad news as MPs break up for half-term break
The final days before MPs break up for parliamentary recess are a good time for the Government to try to bury bad news - but The Mirror has rounded it up so you don't miss any
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Interactive map of all UK schools at risk of collapse amid concrete crisis
Thousands of pupils have had their education disrupted with the latest reports of dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) found in 214 schools across the country
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Schools scandal sees kids so cold in temporary classrooms they can't hold pens
A new BBC Panorama investigation has revealed that some children are working in classrooms so freezing that they struggle to hold their pens wearing their gloves and coats
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Crisis for RAAC schools as Government won't put mobile classrooms on grass
Aylesford school in Warwick was forced to close 29 classrooms where RAAC is suspected to be present - but can’t be inspected because of asbestos - but they're only getting 9 mobile buildings after officials insisted on them being erected on hard surfaces only
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43 more schools hit by RAAC concrete crisis as total hits 214 - see list in full
Dangerous RAAC concrete has now been found in 214 schools across England, up from 174 a month ago as hundreds of pupils have their learning disrupted
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Tories dragging heels on RAAC schools crisis so it's 'someone else's problem'
Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was 'shocking and shameful' that kids face yet more disruption to their education after Covid due to the RAAC concrete crisis
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'Pupils and teachers deserve an Education Secretary rooted in the real world'
As buildings go to RAAC and ruin under the Tories, Gillian Keegan tried to put a spin on the situation by saying pupils prefer temporary portacabins to permanent classrooms
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Keegan's worst gaffes after schools chief says she's doing a 'f***ing good job'
Ranting about how she's done a 'f***ing good job' on crumbling schools has landed scandal-hit Education Secretary Gillian Keegan in hot water - and not for the first time
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Bungling Gillian Keegan claims pupils prefer being in temporary classrooms
The gaffe-prone Education Secretary insisted pupils like learning in temporary classrooms rather than proper school buildings as the Government admitted 174 schools in England contain collapse-prone RAAC concrete
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More schools gripped by RAAC crisis as Tories bulk order temporary classrooms
Dangerous RAAC concrete has now been found in 174 schools across England, up from 147 a fortnight ago as hundreds of pupils have their learning disrupted
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Fears schools face 'double whammy' threat from dodgy RAAC concrete and asbestos
GMB General Secretary Gary Smith said the state of public buildings was 'a metaphor for what this government, for what the Tories have done for this country'
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Top officials told this isn't 'a game' after dodging details on RAAC in schools
A furious Labour MP tore into top education officials who refused to reveal the number of schools that still need checking for dodgy concrete that could be at risk of collapsing
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'No end in sight' for RAAC concrete crisis in England's schools, warn heads
Thousands of kids had their return to class disrupted after the Government ordered dozens of schools to shut or partially close over safety fears from collapse-prone concrete
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Tenants and students moved out of RAAC-riddled buildings as crisis hits homes
Calls grow for an nationwide audit of social housing as the crisis grows - as ministers scramble to get a grip of how many government buildings contain RAAC
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'Crumbling Tories feel heat in concrete row but Labour must cement advantage'
Keir Starmer missed an "open goal" in a short-tempered Prime Minister's Questions this week, Keir Mudie argues, following the revelation schools and hospitals are crumbling
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'Crumbling concrete is result of Britain’s disregard for state-educated kids'
As our schools dissipate, Brian Reade says no other rich country would hold such arrogant disregard for the education and safety of 93% of its schoolchildren
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Ministers back down on threat to 'name and shame' schools over RAAC forms
The Department for Education (DfE) faced a huge backlash after warning school leaders that those who don't return a RAAC survey by today could be "named and shamed"
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Fresh fears over concrete crisis in hospitals as buildings crisis deepens
Research ordered by the Lib Dems has uncovered how many patients and staff could be affected by the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete crisis griping UK schools
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Building risk register needed as schools RAAC crisis may be 'tip of the iceberg'
Unions warned that hospitals, libraries, community centres and other public buildings could also be at risk from collapse-prone RAAC concrete plaguing England's schools
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Theatre shuts over fears crumbling concrete ceiling could collapse during show
A theatre in Greater Manchester has announced it is closing its doors due to fears over crumbling concrete - it comes as the theatre scene has been hit with a wave of closures due to the RAAC crisis
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Fury as Tories block call for advice PM was given over RAAC to be released
The Government faced calls to release all written advice sent to Mr Sunak when he was Chancellor and PM about the dangers of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC
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Cheating mum livid after school concrete crisis scuppers her affair plans
The mum planned to meet up with a mystery man for an affair when her kids went back to school - but school closures due to the RAAC concrete crisis have ruined her plans
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Where does the state of our crumbling schools leave SEND pupils
More than 100 schools are unable to fully open for the start of the autumn term but this could have a devastating impact on SEND children
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Starmer savages Tory 'cowboys' over RAAC crisis and blasts £34m office refurb
In a testy exchange at Prime Minister's Questions, Labour leader Keir Starmer fumed that crucial work on schools recommended way back in 2010 had yet to be carried out
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