Kent: School blocks rebuilt as part of RAAC programme
The government's confirmed more than 100 schools in England with collapse-risk concrete will have blocks rebuilt
More than 100 schools in England with collapse-risk concrete will have blocks rebuilt or refurbished under the Government's rebuilding programme.
The Department for Education has published details on how it will permanently remove reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete from all the affected schools and colleges across the country.
It comes after a school leaders' union called on the Government to provide more financial support to schools facing ongoing issues as a result of Raac.
A total of 234 education settings in England have been identified as having Raac in some areas of their buildings.
The DfE has said that 119 of these schools will have one or more buildings rebuilt or refurbished through the Government's School Rebuilding Programme as works to remove Raac are more extensive or complex.
A further 110 schools and colleges - where works will typically be smaller in scale - will receive a grant to help them remove Raac from their buildings.
Schools in Kent:
- Birchington Church of England Primary School (primary): School Rebuilding Programme
- Godinton Primary School (primary): grant
- King Ethelbert School (secondary): School Rebuilding Programme
- Palmarsh Primary School (primary): School Rebuilding Programme
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley (primary): grant
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary): School Rebuilding Programme
- Sunny Bank Primary School (primary): School Rebuilding Programme
- Westlands School (secondary): School Rebuilding Programme
- Holcombe Grammar School (secondary): grant
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said: "Nothing is more important to me than the safety of every child and member of staff in school.
"We will continue to work closely with schools and colleges as we take the next step to permanently remove Raac from affected buildings".