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RAAC crisis: Pembrokeshire hospital closes more than half its wards
The revelation – first reported by Channel 4 News in February – that schools up and down the country contain concrete that’s liable to collapse has, in the last two weeks, become a major crisis.
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Concrete RAAC crisis: Inside London school trying to keep students safe
Officials at the Department for Education have said that more than 600 schools in England have now been surveyed for collapse-risk concrete.
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Concrete crisis: London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports found to use crumbling Raac concrete
London’s busiest airports – Heathrow and Gatwick – are the latest buildings to discover the presence of Raac concrete, which has caused so much chaos to dozens of schools. Safety precautions have already been put in place – and neither airport has reported any risk to the travelling public.
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What’s it like to begin the new academic year amidst the concrete crisis?
Portacabins, marquees, smaller classes and remote learning – schools around the country are having to cope with their new normal – with dozens fully or partially closed because of the concrete crisis.
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Scottish ministers knew of RAAC risks for more than a year
At least 37 schools have now been found to contain RAAC in Scotland, as ministers there admitted they had been aware of the risks for more than a year.
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School concrete crisis: Rishi Sunak accused of cutting spending on repairs as chancellor
The failure to fix dangerous concrete in school classrooms was today laid at Rishi Sunak’ s door after he was accused of cutting spending on school repairs when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Prime Minister insisted that was “completely and utterly wrong” – and claimed the majority of schools were unaffected. But a…
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Concrete scandal expands to hospitals and many other buildings across UK
With some schools scrambling to make contingencies, now hospitals are also in the spotlight over the use of aerated concrete.
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RAAC concrete in NHS to be ‘eliminated’ by 2035, says NHS Providers chief executive
More than 100 schools across England need to find temporary classrooms after potentially dangerous concrete was discovered. But the problem of RAAC concrete goes wider than school buildings – it features across the NHS estate as well. Krishnan spoke to Sir Julian Hartley, who’s the Chief Executive of NHS Providers and asked him about the…
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Concrete expert explains problem with RAAC concrete
More than 100 schools across England need to find temporary classrooms after potentially dangerous concrete was discovered. Concrete expert at Henderson Thomas Associate, Warren Thomas explains.
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Were there earlier opportunities to tackle school concrete safety?
More than 100 schools across England need to find temporary classrooms after potentially dangerous concrete was discovered. The government now faces a big problem, but were there earlier opportunities to get on top of it?
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‘I wished I wasn’t Black’, one woman’s story of racism in care
More children are in the care system, but accommodation is in short supply – and that means thousands of youngsters are being sent many miles away from their homes.
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‘Junior doctors shouldn’t be on picket line, they should be in hospital,’ says Education Secretary
Teachers in England are likely to call off their strike action – after union leaders gave their support to a new Government pay offer.
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Deadly Cyclone Mocha slams Myanmar and Bangladesh
Half a million people have been evacuated as a powerful cyclone slammed into Myanmar and Bangladesh, with torrential rain and winds of up to 120 miles an hour. Cyclone Mocha, which formed in the Bay of Bengal, has caused landslides and brought down trees, with several people killed. As the storm made landfall in Rakhine…
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Teachers on strike as government defends pay offer
Teachers at schools and sixth form colleges across England were out on picket lines today, as members of the National Education Union staged another day of strike action in their long running dispute over pay.
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Teachers strike again after rejecting government’s pay offer
Teachers in England have been out on the picket lines today in their dispute over pay. The National Education Union has accused the government of refusing to enter talks and says members were taking action over what they called the “ongoing crisis in our schools”. All four teaching unions have rejected the government’s latest pay…
