Press releases

The Government has forgotten its responsibilities.

Members’ survey says lack of Government funding having a major impact on schools and children’s learning.

The number of schools with RAAC continues to rise.

Coalition of Trade Unions calling for the removal of asbestos from all public buildings within the next 40 years

Eight unions and the NGA call on the Prime Minister to invest £4.4bn+ per year to get a grip on the school buildings crisis

This list is the product of years of neglect by Government.

The general secretaries of six unions - GMB, NAHT, NASUWT, NEU, UNISON and Unite – have written a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Education calling for an update on the extent of her Department’s research into RAAC-affected schools.

Government must fund all costs for schools affected by RAAC, says Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union

This situation will cause massive disruption to the education of thousands of children and huge inconvenience to school leaders.

These reports show the Goverment has failed to maintain the school estate or improve its resilience. The era of hoping such problems will go away of their own accord is over.

Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union responds to Labour calls for Government to publish list of unsafe school buildings.