Construction props and scaffolding are still a common sight at Becky Black's junior school School leaders have said they are frustrated they are still dealing with the impact of the concrete crisis.
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a construction material known for its lightweight and insulating properties. However, like any building material, RAAC has its issues and challenges, ...
As it rolls from one political crisis to another, it’s hard not to think of Britain as metaphorically crumbling. Now, it seems, significant pieces of the country are literally structurally unsound.
One year ago, teachers, parents and pupils in England were preparing to head back to school as usual - until, for some, panic mode set in. Schools were suddenly told to close any building containing ...
As schools prepared to reopen this September after the summer break, hundreds were informed that, due to the use of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in their buildings (and its current ...
More than 100 school buildings containing a dangerous concrete will be rebuilt or refurbished, the government has confirmed. It says all affected schools will receive funding to permanently remove it ...
Education secretary promises ‘clear timelines’ are in place to permanently remove crumbling concrete All schools in England that received grant funding to pay for the removal of reinforced autoclaved ...
More than one hundred schools in England have been fully or partly closed just days before the start of the new academic year, due to concerns over the safety of concrete roof panels. Problems with ...
Grantham College is one of 110 schools and colleges in England to get funding to rebuild Raac affected buildings A college forced to close some of its classrooms after potentially dangerous concrete ...
Latest figures show more than 230 schools affected by crumbling concrete, but many have yet to be told when rebuilding will begin Schools forced to evacuate children after finding crumbling concrete ...
Hundreds of people are under threat of evacuation from council houses in Aberdeen following the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) Independent structural engineers working for ...