Schools affected by unsafe concrete are battling to secure surveys, while temporary classrooms could take months to build, the BBC has been told.
A governor of a closed school told the BBC none of the engineers suggested by the government were available.
And one firm said building some temporary classrooms could take months.
And one firm said building some temporary classrooms could take months.
But she also criticised the 5% of schools in England that had not yet responded to the government’s survey about whether they had RAAC, saying: “Hopefully all this publicity will make them get off their backsides”.
Schools are returning from their summer break this week, but the risk posed by collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has resulted in full or partial closures and some pupils are learning online.
More than 150 schools in England have been identified as having the potentially dangerous concrete – and a list of schools will be published “before Friday”, schools minister Nick Gibb said.
Ms Keegan said on Monday there could be hundreds of schools affected.
Hina Robinson, chair of governors and parent of a child at Wyburns primary school in Rayleigh, Essex, told the BBC that the Department for Education had provided some phone numbers of engineers but none were available for remedial work.
Schools affected by unsafe concrete are battling to secure surveys, while temporary classrooms could take months to build, the BBC has been told.
And one firm said building some temporary classrooms could take months.
A governor of a closed school told the BBC none of the engineers suggested by the government were available.
But she also criticised the 5% of schools in England that had not yet responded to the government’s survey about whether they had RAAC, saying: “Hopefully all this publicity will make them get off their backsides”.
And one firm said building some temporary classrooms could take months.
And one firm said building some temporary classrooms could take months.
But she also criticised the 5% of schools in England that had not yet responded to the government’s survey about whether they had RAAC, saying: “Hopefully all this publicity will make them get off their backsides”.
Schools are returning from their summer break this week, but the risk posed by collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has resulted in full or partial closures and some pupils are learning online.
More than 150 schools in England have been identified as having the potentially dangerous concrete – and a list of schools will be published “before Friday”, schools minister Nick Gibb said.
Ms Keegan said on Monday there could be hundreds of schools affected.
Hina Robinson, chair of governors and parent of a child at Wyburns primary school in Rayleigh, Essex, told the BBC that the Department for Education had provided some phone numbers of engineers but none were available for remedial work.
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