Keegan sorry school RAAC concrete closures came at 'worst time'

Joshua Wedgewood, a student at St Leonards Catholic School in County Durham, is learning online as his school is temporarily closed because of RAAC concrete concerns.

He told BBC Radio 5 Live that he has explored the option of setting up marquees outside the school as "they're quicker to set up than a mobile classroom". Brian Berry, chief executive at the Federation of Master Builders said: "Local builders tend to have full schedules months ahead, so may struggle to cater for the scale of the issue facing schools, like putting up portable classrooms at speed, to ensure children don't miss lessons.

The head of the spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, accused the government of taking a "sticking plaster approach" to carrying out essential maintenance on school buildings.But schools minister Mr Gibb said the response to the crisis had been "world-leading".Schools minister Mr Gibb added his department bid for 200 school refurbishments a year in 2021 - but the Treasury only funded 50.

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