 said a minority of the state facilities may have to move completely and some children may be forced back into pandemic-style remote learning. So far the Government has refused to publicly reveal the 104 schools and colleges which have been told to shut buildings after reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) was discovered. This morning Schools Minister Nick Gibb defended the decision not to release a full list. He said: "We want schools to talk to parents first before they read about it in the media." A few schools affected are known, however. The local authority in Bradford revealed that RAAC was detected in Crossflatts Primary School and Eldwick Primary School in the West Yorkshire city. The council said interim alterations to safe areas will be finished by Sunday and temporary classrooms on both school sites have been ordered and should arrive within the next 16 weeks. Elsewhere, the BBC reports affected schools include Ferryhill School, a secondary in County Durham, Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy in Leicester and Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School in Brixton, south London. Many were told yesterday, while others will find out today, the Government said.){kind=link}
A top Tory admitted not all schools have been informed that they may have to fully or partially close, despite term starting on Monday, as pressure mounts to name all affected schools
A top Tory has admitted that some schools still haven’t been informed that they could have to close because of dangerous concrete.
Schools minister Nick Gibb conceded that calls are being put in today as staff scramble to find alternative places to educate children. On average, Mr Gibb said, pupils are out of education for six days if their schools are forced to shut. More than 100 schools and colleges are being told told to partially or fully close buildings as children prepared to return to classes after the summer holidays because of fears over concrete which could suddenly collapse. The Department for Education (DfE) said a minority of the state facilities may have to move completely and some children may be forced back into pandemic-style remote learning.
So far the Government has refused to publicly reveal the 104 schools and colleges which have been told to shut buildings after reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) was discovered. This morning Schools Minister Nick Gibb defended the decision not to release a full list. He said: “We want schools to talk to parents first before they read about it in the media.”
A few schools affected are known, however. The local authority in Bradford revealed that RAAC was detected in Crossflatts Primary School and Eldwick Primary School in the West Yorkshire city. The council said interim alterations to safe areas will be finished by Sunday and temporary classrooms on both school sites have been ordered and should arrive within the next 16 weeks. Elsewhere, the BBC reports affected schools include Ferryhill School, a secondary in County Durham, Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy in Leicester and Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School in Brixton, south London.