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02.09.2023 - 13:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ministers are facing calls to be more transparent over the scale of the issue of aerated concrete in public buildings after schools were forced to shut classrooms just before the new term.
More than a hundred schools across England have been told by the government that they need to shut facilities or put urgent safety measures in place because of the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
The Manchester Evening News has reported at least three schools - Sale Grammar and Altrincham College and All Saints C of E Primary in Newton Heath - have been confirmed as having RAAC.
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More are being investigated, with leaders still piecing together a full picture across the region. 'Mitigating measures' are being put in place at the two schools in Trafford.
It is hoped most of All Saints, on Culcheth Lane, will also remain open though its assembly hall is set to have to close. Manchester Central MP Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell said kids education would be 'damaged' in a deprived part of the city.
Experts have now warned that the crisis could extend beyond the education sector – with healthcare settings, courts and offices also potentially at risk. Chairwoman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee Dame Meg Hillier warned Raac is just “the tip of the iceberg” of a crumbling school estate, describing the state of some public buildings as “jaw-dropping”.
Writing in The Times, the Labour MP said she had visited a hospital where heavy patients had to be treated on the ground floor because of the risk of roof failure.
Opposition parties are demanding information about the scale of Raac across the public sector
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Sale Grammar has issued a statement saying it looks forward to welcoming pupils back this week after it was identified as one of two academy-run schools in Trafford affected by potentially crumbling concrete.
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Dangerous crumbling concrete has been found at an east Manchester school. It is hoped most of All Saints C of E primary in Newton Heath will remain open, with only the assembly hall thought to be affected.
More schools could be told they need to close because they are built with concrete that could suddenly collapse, the schools minister has admitted. But Nick Gibb insisted that the Government will pay for the costs of temporary classrooms after official guidance suggested schools will have to cover the emergency measures.
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