Pupils forced to stay at home

147 SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ON CRISIS LIST

THOUSANDS of pupils have been told to stay at home as the new school year gets under way due to safety concerns about crumbling concrete.

The Department for Education (DfE) has published a long-awaited list of 147 schools and colleges in England identified as having collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) on site.

Four schools have had to switch to remote learning for all students, rather than face-to-face lessons, because of the concrete crisis.

An additional 20 schools have had to offer some remote learning to pupils at the start of the academic year as Raac was present in their buildings.

The start of term has been delayed temporarily at a further 19 schools while accommodation is finalised, the DfE list suggests.