 is facing questions about why it waited until the eve of the new school year to make the announcement, with teachers left scrambling to find alternatives for pupils. Parents are also demanding answers over the short notice as schools minister Nick Gibb said more educational settings - as well as other public buildings like hospitals and courtrooms - could be set to shut. Which schools are closed? The government is still facing pressure to publish the full list of schools affected by aerated concrete after failing to do so on Friday. Ms Keegan confirmed on Monday that 104 schools are affected on Monday. She vowed to publish a full list of the schools 'this week'. Further school closures will be reported on the Telegraph's live blog. How will I know if my child's school is shut? The DfE is understood to have contacted more than 100 schools on Thursday to advise them to fully or partially close. Local authorities and schools are contacting parents and guardians of children at affected schools. Why are schools being shut? Fears that crumbling concrete used in the construction of many school buildings could lead them to collapse prompted the closures. Mr Gibb told the BBC about the collapse of a beam at an unnamed school over the summer break and said there had been no sign the beam was at risk. He added: 'A decision had to be made after 'a number of instances' over the summer proved RAAC that was previously considered to be safe was, in fact, unsafe. 'What we discovered over the summer was a number of instances, in schools and in non-schools, in England and outside England, where RAAC that had b){kind=link}
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Ministers are under pressure to spell out their plans to make schools safe from aerated concrete as pupils return to school for the first day of a new term today.
Gillian Keegan, The Education Secretary, confirmed on Monday There are 104 schools previously classed as non-critical now have emergency procedures in place following fears over crumbling concrete.
Forty-one hospitals and at least six courts are also known to be affected by RAAC, the crumbling type of concrete that was widely used in the second half of the 20th century.
But experts warn this could be an underestimate and the material is likely widespread throughout the public sector, with private businesses also likely plagued.