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14 April 2026

Tag: raac

Ensuring Learning Never Stops: Portakabin Supporting Schools Affected by RAAC

In recent months, the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in over 230 schools across England has presented an unprecedented challenge to the education sector. With 119 schools earmarked for rebuilding and 110 set to receive removal grants, the implications are far-reaching, threatening health and safety, disrupting education, and impacting the reputation of affected schools.

Quick-fix school buildings hazards that could be next RAAC scandal

Timber rooves held together with ‘glue and panel pins’ and materials that turn to ‘fragile Weetabix’ when wet are ticking timebombs in our school buildings, finds Jessica Hill A swollen national debt, depleted construction force and baby boom after the Second World War made Britain desperate for new ways to build schools cheaply and quickly. […]

Living with RAAC: How one school is still coping with crisis

Nine months after the RAAC crisis hit, the issue no longer dominates the news agenda but its fallout still impacts schools. Jessica Hill visits St Andrew’s Junior School, in the Essex village of Hatfield Peverel, to see the problems first hand The story of what happened to a school at risk of collapse from reinforced […]