Thursday
Unions demand Keegan answers urgent RAAC questions
Leaders warn they estimate ‘hundreds more schools’ could have the risky concrete
RAAC crisis: everything you need to know
Questions about the safety of school buildings have dominated the start of the new term, with multiple facilities closed. Here we look in detail at the RAAC concrete crisis
Uniform is critical - that’s why we spent £70K on it for pupils
A uniform underpins so much of what we need in schools, but we have to recognise the costs and adapt accordingly, says Rowena Hackwood
Most schools giving uniforms and clothing to pupils in need
More than two in three senior leaders in schools have also reported offering food to some students
Wednesday
Ministers oppose release of RAAC advice seen by Sunak
Labour pushed for documents to be published showing how much the prime minister knew about the risks presented by RAAC when chancellor
Scottish school strikes called off but prospect of walkouts remains
School staff in nearly a third of Scottish local authorities had been due to strike next week, forcing the closure of many schools, but the GMB action has been suspended
Sunak faces ‘cowboy builders’ jibe over school RAAC crisis
Sir Keir Starmer clashes with the prime minister over ‘crumbling schools’ while MPs reveal they’re set to grill DfE minister and its top official over their handling of the issue
Revealed: The 9 RAAC schools denied rebuilding cash last year
One school rejected for the School Rebuilding Programme last year had to delay the start of term because of RAAC concrete issues
‘Normal school accountability in abnormal times doesn’t work’
Just because schools have returned to pre-pandemic systems for exams doesn’t mean they are ready for a return to normal accountability, says CST deputy chief executive Steve Rollett
The 147 schools named by DfE as having RAAC
The government has published a full list of the schools confirmed to have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete as of 30 August
Where did all the over-50s teachers go?
Teachers over the age of 50 are leaving the classroom and not coming back. Grainne Hallahan investigates the scale of the problem and the possible causes
DfE ‘wrongly accusing schools of failing to return RAAC survey’
School leaders’ union says government is ‘pointing finger of blame’ at schools based on flawed information
