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15 April 2026

Tag: asbestos

Small academy trusts told to use reserves to fund urgent safety repairs

The government has warned small academy trusts and sixth form colleges they will be denied funding for urgent health and safety repairs if they could use their own reserves instead. The Department for Education published revised guidance on “urgent capital support” (UCS) funding today, tweaking eligibility rules. The UCS pot is earmarked for “urgent condition […]

Schools told not to pin up Christmas decorations in union asbestos guidance

Schools should avoid using pins and staples to fix Christmas decorations to classroom walls and ceilings in order not to disturb asbestos in the walls. In March, Schools Week revealed that on at least 90 separate occasions in the last five years, the carcinogenic compound had been disturbed at schools in a way that could […]