College closures not a return to ‘dark days of lockdowns’, says Gillian Keegan

Sep 03, 2023 at 7:17 AM
College closures not a return to ‘dark days of lockdowns’, says Gillian Keegan

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ducation Secretary Gillian Keegan has advised dad and mom the closure of school rooms resulting from fears over crumbling light-weight concrete is “not a return to the dark days of school lockdowns”.

More than 100 colleges and schools have been advised by the Department for Education to totally or partially shut buildings because of the presence of strengthened autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), following the collapse of a beam final week.