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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 · Sep 3, 2023

Jeremy Hunt under fire after Treasury says no new cash to fix Raac in schools

Chancellor had pledged to ‘spend what ever it takes’ on concrete crisis but repair costs will come from existing education budget

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

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 · Sep 3, 2023

Labour plans to compel publication of list of schools affected by Raac

Party to use parliamentary mechanism to force reveal of English schools affected by concrete safety crisis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023

Pandemic-style learning should last days, not weeks, amid school closures – DfE

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

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

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 · Sep 2, 2023

Tory ministers were ‘dangerously complacent’ on school safety, says whistleblower

Senior civil servant says ‘many alerts’ crossed education secretary’s desk, but UK government was more concerned with saving money

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023

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 Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

England’s concrete crisis could extend to hospitals and courts, experts say

Labour demands urgent audit of government’s handling of longstanding concerns about Raac

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023

‘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 · Sep 1, 2023