Serious building defects wait (and wait) for funding Responsible bodies say they have had to prioritise only the most serious issues as government cash remains static
Trusts lack building condition data despite DfE survey, cost-cutters find Capital advisers programme will be expanded following positive feedback and after trusts predict savings
Checks of ‘deteriorating’ school buildings yet to start Government signed off on £2m scheme for assessments at schools with ‘system-built’ classroom blocks last year
Failed construction company leaves DfE £2m out of pocket Documents filed by administrators show the DfE was owed £2m when Caledonian Modular collapsed
Faults (and leaks) force two school closures a day Collapsed ceilings, ‘flying debris’ from damaged roofs and overflowing sewage prompt thousands of emergency closures
RAAC: 100 schools at risk of collapse ordered to close Everything school leaders need to know after the government escalated its RAAC response
DfE to investigate contractor after three schools close new buildings Pupils will start the new academic year in temporary classrooms and at different schools amid safety fears
Three schools built by failed contractor forced to close almost-new buildings Sir Frederick Gibberd College, Haygrove School and Buckton Fields Primary School face disruption to the start of term
Academy trust hopes merger will ease repair worries DfE approved just one in three bids for money from the latest round of the condition improvement fund