Ministers urged to be more transparent over scale of aerated concrete crisis as MP says kids' education will be 'damaged' at one Manchester school affected
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMinisters are facing calls to be more transparent over the scale of the issue of aerated concrete in public buildings after schools were forced to shut classrooms just before the new term.
More than a hundred schools across England have been told by the government that they need to shut facilities or put urgent safety measures in place because of the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
The Manchester Evening News has reported at least three schools - Sale Grammar and Altrincham College and All Saints C of E Primary in Newton Heath - have been confirmed as having RAAC. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features More are being investigated, with leaders still piecing together a full picture across the region. 'Mitigating measures' are being put in place at the two schools in Trafford.
It is hoped most of All Saints, on Culcheth Lane, will also remain open though its assembly hall is set to have to close. Manchester Central MP Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell said kids education would be 'damaged' in a deprived part of the city.
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