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• Thousands of pupils may have to start term online as over 100 schools affected by crumble-risk concrete

  31-08-2023 20:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Students and teachers at dozens of schools in England will need to be moved off site – with schools told to foot bill for alternative spacesThousands of pupils in England may have to begin the autumn term taking lessons remotely or in temporary buildings after the government ordered more than 100 schools to immediately shut buildings made with aerated concrete that is liable to sudden collapse.The order from the Department for Education was sent to 156 schools, school nurseries and further
  
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• Crumble-risk concrete is latest upheaval to hit England’s schools

  31-08-2023 19:45 via theguardian.com
  
  After years of squeezed funding, teachers are furious at government’s ‘shocking neglect’ of buildingsThousands of pupils may have to start term online as over 100 schools affected by crumble-risk concretePencils are sharpened, shirts are ironed – but classrooms are at risk of sudden collapse. This is the reality of the start of the 2023-24 academic year for more than 100 schools, further education colleges and nurseries in England where potentially unsafe reinforced autoc
  
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• What is RAAC and why is it forcing schools to shut buildings?

  31-08-2023 18:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, found in many school buildings in England, is prone to sudden failure as it agesThousands of pupils may have to start term online as over 100 schools affected by crumble-risk concreteMinisters have ordered schools to immediately shut buildings made with aerated concrete until safety work is undertaken. The decision could see thousands of pupils at more than 100 schools in England begin the autumn term taking lessons remotely. Continue reading...
  
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• News story: New guidance for schools impacted by RAAC

  31-08-2023 16:37 via gov.uk
  
  New guidance for education settings advises that any space or area with confirmed RAAC should no longer be open without mitigations in place
  
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• English schools told to close buildings made with crumble-risk concrete

  31-08-2023 16:23 via theguardian.com
  
  A week before start of term, DfE says buildings should be taken out of use regardless of assessed riskWhat is RAAC and why is the concrete forcing schools to shut buildings?More than 100 schools are facing the immediate closure of buildings constructed from potentially dangerous aerated concrete panels, plunging the beginning of term into chaos for thousands of pupils.The government has found that 156 schools in England have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) materials but only 52 hav
  
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• Guidance: Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete: guidance for responsible bodies and education settings with confirmed RAAC

  31-08-2023 15:36 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance for responsible bodies and education settings with confirmed reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their buildings.
  
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• Transparency data: Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC): management information

  31-08-2023 15:30 via gov.uk
  
  Management information on reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in education settings.
  
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• Guidance: Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete: identification guidance

  31-08-2023 15:30 via gov.uk
  
  Identify reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in your education setting and inform the Department for Education (DfE) immediately via the DfE Capital Portal.
  
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• Ex-Tory MP threatens to sue Cambridge University over slavery research

  31-08-2023 10:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Student says he has been pressured to remove a reference to Antoinette Sandbach, a descendant of a slave merchantThe former Tory MP Antoinette Sandbach has threatened the University of Cambridge with legal action after a historian named her as a descendant of merchants who enslaved his ancestors.Malik Al Nasir, a third-year PhD history student at St Catharine’s College, has spent the past 20 years exploring his family’s history of slavery and the wealth that was built from those who
  
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• Official Statistics: Further education workforce in England

  31-08-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Statistics on the size and characteristics of the further education workforce in England.
  
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• Correspondence: Financial health notice to improve: The SMB Group

  31-08-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  A financial health notice to improve issued to The SMB Group.
  
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• Lack of uniform rules compliance disappoints MP behind legislation

  31-08-2023 07:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mike Amesbury, who was behind new legislation around school uniform costs, says it is being ignored.
  
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• Cost of living: Harlow uniform swap doubles sales in a year

  31-08-2023 06:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The charity behind a summer pop-up shop says sales have doubled as parents' finances are stretched.
  
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• One in four teachers gave food to hungry pupils in England last term, survey finds

  31-08-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Headteachers say it is ‘unsustainable’ to expect schools to keep stepping in to support desperate familiesOne in four teachers in England brought in food for hungry pupils out of concern for their welfare, a survey has revealed, as headteachers said it was “unsustainable” to expect schools to keep stepping in to support desperate families.Just days before the start of the new school term, more than a third (35%) of the 9,000 teachers who took part in the poll said their s
  
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