There has been a growing row over who will pay to pick up the bill for RAAC repairs after the government announced more than 100 schools in England would have to shut or partially close because of the risks associated with it.
It contains 12 classrooms, design and technology rooms and newly-fitted laboratories.Sarah has secured six temporary classrooms for 12 weeks, at the cost of £215,000, but she still needs to get hold of furniture for students and teachers.Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has insisted the costs will be covered by the Department for Education.
But many companies are being accused of taking advantage of the situation and increasing their prices. Sarah was quoted £8,000 for six temporary toilets.'Government most proactive' over concrete crisis There has been a growing row over who will pay to pick up the bill for RAAC repairs after the government announced last week thatwill reveal existing asbestos and there will be an additional cost in managing that potentially dangerous situation.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Keegan sorry school RAAC concrete closures came at 'worst time'Schools are battling to get surveys and temporary classrooms could take months to build, the BBC is told.
Read more »
NHS bosses say Blackburn hospital safe despite RAAC used in two blocksRAAC is a lightweight but reinforced concrete that contains air bubbles and was largely used in UK construction around the 1950s and 60s.
Read more »
'Utterly helpless': RAAC closures see 'nightmare' return to remote learning, says parentStudents at a school in Essex have had their start dates pushed back and will be learning remotely in a return to teaching methods employed during Covid lockdowns
Read more »
What is Raac and what buildings has it been used in besides schools?Experts warn that offices, court houses, hospitals, and factories containing Raac could be at risk of collapse.
Read more »
Concrete crisis: RAAC surveys extended to other council buildingsPlans are being drawn-up to survey a number of county council owned buildings in Hertfordshire, amid mounting concerns that a type of ‘concrete’…
Read more »
‘Nightmare’ for mother of four as three children affected by Raac schools crisisSally Walsh, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex, said she is facing a ‘horrendous situation’.
Read more »