Report sets out in detail the disruption to St Leonard’s, one of schools worst hit by ‘crumbling concrete’
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Pupils at a school thought to be the worst hit by the “crumbling concrete” crisis in England have described their despair and disillusion in a report that sets out in detail the severe and ongoing disruption to their education.
St Leonard’s Catholic school in County Durham was one of only two secondary schools required to fully close after the Department for Education (DfE) raised the alarm last year about scores of potentially unsafe school buildings affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), which is prone to sudden collapse after it has exceeded its lifespan.
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