Unions demand action from the government on school collapse “emergency”

By Tom Lowe2023-02-16T15:04:00

Report last year revealed some school blocks were found to be at a “critical” state of disrepair

Seven education unions have written to the government demanding urgent action to ensure schools are structurally safe after an official report last year revealed many were on the verge of collapse.

The Department of Education admitted in its 2022 annual report that there is a risk of collapse of blocks in some schools which are at or approaching the end of their designed life expectancy.

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