Headteachers across England are desperately rushing to try and find ways to safely reopen their schools following orders to shut buildings over unsafe concrete.
Those in schools affected by the unsafe concrete have been busy trying to rework timetables and find alternative classrooms to accommodate students ahead of Monday.
Many teachers have complained about the last-minute notice, as it comes just days before the new school year starts. The Department for Education has so far failed to publish an official full list of schools with RAAC, though aThe government said a full list of schools known to contain RAAC will be published, but that it wanted to wait for headteachers to make initial contact.
They were used in schools and other buildings, including hospitals, from the 1950s to the 1990s but it has a design life of about 30 years.
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