The government says new evidence led it to close down parts of schools that have a potentially dangerous type of concrete.
of a school in Kent. That incident prompted the government to start monitoring the condition of schools with RAAC.
Two years later, the government announced it would rebuild 500 schools over the next decade - which is only about 50 a year., the Standing Committee on Structural Safety - a body set up to spot risks to building safety -It added that schools should consider replacing them., the DfE sent a questionnaire to the bodies responsible for maintaining school buildings, such as local authorities and academy trusts, about the use of RAAC.
It rose pretty steadily under Labour. They ran a scheme called Building Schools for the Future that brought spending to a peak in 2010 and was shut down by the Conservative-led government shortly afterwards. On top of that, the DfE has been spending about £0.6bn a year on rebuilding schools. This is set to increase over the next few years.
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