Government orders modular school to close over structural safety fears

By Tom Lowe2023-08-22T10:07:00

Source: Caledonian Modular/ JRL Group

Essex school built by collapsed firm Caledonian Modular in 2020

The government has told a modular-built school in Essex to close due to structural safety concerns just weeks before the start of the autumn term.

The Department of Education’s (DfE) order came after technical surveys of the 630-place Sir Frederick Gibberd College in Harlow uncovered issues with the main building and sports hall.

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