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Children injured after school ceiling collapses in south London
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Building safety School buildings
  • Nov 15, 2021
Dulwich: Pupils taken to hospital after ceiling collapses at independent school
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School buildings Building safety
  • Nov 15, 2021
Children injured after ceiling collapses at school in Dulwich
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School buildings Building safety
  • Nov 15, 2021
15k schools will be at ‘significant flood risk’ by 2050, with half already in danger
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Building safety School buildings
  • Nov 5, 2021
Working with existing buildings is complex
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Building maintenance Building safety
  • Oct 28, 2021
Asbestos - NAHT submits its response to the DWP's call for evidence
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Asbestos School buildings Building safety
  • Sep 22, 2021
School buildings in ‘best condition’ ever recorded
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School buildings Building safety
  • Sep 7, 2021
The JUAC is marking Clean Air Day 2021 (17 June 2021) with the launch of a new campaigning website
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Asbestos Building safety
  • Jun 17, 2021
Unions launch website to lobby government to remove asbestos from educational buildings
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Asbestos Building safety
  • Jun 17, 2021
JUAC unions launch new website
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Asbestos Building safety
  • Jun 17, 2021
Fire chiefs to challenge government over ‘backward step’ of sprinklers plans
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Fire safety School buildings Building safety
  • Jun 14, 2021
Over 70 schools given Grenfell cladding since fatal blaze in 'major cause for concern'
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Fire safety School buildings Building safety
  • May 31, 2021
Schools still being coated in Grenfell-style combustible cladding despite ban on towers after 74 died in blaze
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Fire safety School buildings Building safety
  • May 31, 2021
Grenfell insulation is on more than 70 schools
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Fire safety School buildings Building safety
  • May 31, 2021
Schools are still allowed to use cladding banned after Grenfell
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Fire safety School buildings Building safety
  • May 31, 2021
Dozens of new school buildings in England ‘have combustible insulation’
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School buildings Fire safety Building safety
  • May 30, 2021
Unions warn Treasury that capital spending cuts could increase asbestos risk in schools
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Unions School funding Asbestos Building safety
  • Mar 10, 2020
College with ‘failed’ Grenfell-style cladding starts moving students out
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Highbury College Building safety Fire safety
  • Jan 27, 2020
Inspector flees as staff ignore school fire alert
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Fire safety Building safety Safeguarding
  • Jan 23, 2020
Ofsted inspector fleeing fire finds escapes tied shut
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Building safety Safeguarding Fire safety
  • Jan 22, 2020
2019 General Election – JUAC’s Priorities for Asbestos in Schools and Colleges
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Asbestos School buildings Building safety Health
  • Jan 2, 2020
Some pupils could return to Peebles High School in February
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School buildings Fire Building safety Scotland
  • Dec 20, 2019
Scotland: Only a quarter of schools fitted with sprinklers
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Scotland School buildings Building safety Fire safety
  • Dec 18, 2019
2019 General Election – JUAC’s priorities for asbestos in schools and colleges
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Asbestos Building safety Health
  • Dec 2, 2019
'School-level asbestos' database developed by campaigners
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Asbestos School building Building safety
  • Nov 27, 2019
NEU state of school and college buildings survey
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Building safety Safety
  • Nov 25, 2019
Most teachers unaware of school asbestos, poll suggests
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Asbestos Building safety School buildings
  • Nov 25, 2019
Half of teachers say school buildings unfit for purpose
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School buildings Building safety
  • Nov 25, 2019
Six million tonnes of asbestos are still in schools, hospitals and homes in the UK
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Asbestos Building safety Health Safety School buildings
  • Nov 25, 2019
Hidden asbestos threat for nurses and teachers
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Building safety Asbestos
  • Nov 25, 2019
Half of teachers say schools and colleges are 'not fit for purpose'
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Building safety Safety
  • Nov 24, 2019
To avoid blazes like Bolton's, we must radically overhaul student housing | Eva Crossan Jory
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Fire safety Building safety Student accommodation
  • Nov 21, 2019
Government's 'shameful' record on fire safety must end, says joint union letter to Gavin Williamson
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Fire safety Building safety
  • Nov 20, 2019
Cladding fears after fire at Bolton student flats
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Student accommodation Fire safety Building safety
  • Nov 18, 2019
Asbestos found in schools prompts call for air sampling
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Asbestos Building safety
  • Oct 31, 2019
Irish schools fixed in time for new term
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Ireland School buildings Building safety
  • Aug 15, 2019
No sprinklers in London schools hit by fires
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School buildings Building safety Fire safety
  • Aug 7, 2019
Serious concerns over asbestos report
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Asbestos Safety School buildings Building safety
  • Jul 17, 2019
'Stopgap' attitude to asbestos in schools must end
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Asbestos School buildings Building safety
  • Jul 16, 2019
Nearly 1 in 5 schools ‘not in line’ with guidance on managing asbestos
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Asbestos Building safety Safeguarding
  • Jul 16, 2019
More information needed on Godre’r Graig closure
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Wales School buildings Safety Safeguarding Building safety
  • Jul 15, 2019
Asbestos information
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Asbestos Building safety
  • Jul 5, 2019
Nearly 700 schools ‘could have unsafe asbestos in their buildings putting thousands of pupils at risk’
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Asbestos Building safety
  • Jul 4, 2019
700 English schools reported over asbestos safety concerns
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Asbestos Health Building safety
  • Jul 4, 2019
Scotland: headteacher says 'blue water' school is safe and has not caused cancer
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Safety Building safety Cancer Health Scotland
  • Jun 23, 2019
Scottish Government launches independent review into 'toxic schools'
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Scotland Health Safety School buildings Building safety
  • Jun 12, 2019
Scotland: Dumfries' North West Campus closure costs kept under wraps
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Scotland Safety Building safety School closures
  • Apr 24, 2019
Two-fifths of schools have buckets catching drips from leaky roofs
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Funding School buildings Building safety School maintenance Finances Safety
  • Mar 18, 2019
Review of Building Bulletin 100: design for fire safety in schools
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Fire safety Building safety School buildings
  • Mar 8, 2019
DfE launches review of fire safety in schools
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Fire safety Building safety School buildings DfE
  • Mar 8, 2019
DfE seeks views on use of cladding and sprinklers in schools in wake of Grenfell
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School buildings Fire safety Building safety
  • Mar 8, 2019
Asbestos updates
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Asbestos Health Safety School buildings Building safety
  • Jan 23, 2019
PAC ‘seriously concerned’ about the Government’s approach to asbestos management in schools
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Asbestos School buildings Building safety Health Safety
  • Jan 23, 2019
JUAC comment on the PAC's 'concerns’ about the Government’s approach to asbestos management in schools
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Asbestos Building safety
  • Jan 23, 2019
Name and shame schools that fail to give asbestos information
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Asbestos School buildings Building safety Safeguarding
  • Jan 23, 2019
Schools failing to report asbestos details
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School buildings Building safety Asbestos Safeguarding
  • Jan 23, 2019
Delays to the Government’s Asbestos Management Assurance Process
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AMAP Asbestos School buildings Building safety
  • Nov 16, 2018
Lack of earmarked Government funding to tackle school asbestos 'appalling'
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School buildings Asbestos Building safety Health
  • Nov 16, 2018
Scotland: Call for compulsory school building reports after 143 incidents in 24 months
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School buildings Scotland Building safety School maintenance Safety
  • Nov 14, 2018
Scotland: Call for action over school safety fears
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Scotland School buildings Building safety School maintenance Safety
  • Nov 14, 2018
Scotland: Protect children by properly maintaining school buildings, Tories urge
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Scotland Safety Building safety School buildings School maintenance
  • Nov 14, 2018
Scotland: Pupils in danger once a week from unstable crumbling classrooms
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Scotland School buildings Building safety School maintenance
  • Nov 14, 2018
Asbestos management assurance process (AMAP) user guide
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Asbestos School buildings Building safety AMAP
  • Nov 12, 2018
Ireland: Primary school to remain closed over safety concerns
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Ireland School closures Safety School buildings Building safety
  • Nov 8, 2018
Ireland: Builder will be pursued to cover school safety costs
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Ireland School buildings Building safety
  • Nov 7, 2018
Ireland: Two schools forced to remain shut over safety fears
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Ireland Building safety School buildings School maintenance
  • Nov 6, 2018
Ireland: Urgent repairs needed at 23 schools
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Ireland School buildings Building safety School maintenance
  • Nov 2, 2018
Ireland: Urgent repairs needed at 17 schools before reopening
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Ireland Building safety School buildings School maintenance
  • Nov 1, 2018
Ireland: Schools tested for defects ready to reopen
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Ireland Building safety
  • Oct 31, 2018
Ireland: Builder could be sued for school assessment costs
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Ireland School buildings Building safety
  • Oct 30, 2018
Ireland: Structural problems found at fifth school after inspection
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Ireland School buildings Building safety School maintenance
  • Oct 29, 2018
School building spend down 40 per cent, says Labour
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Funding School buildings Building safety School maintenance
  • Oct 26, 2018
£3.5bn cut for school buildings leaves pupils in crumbling classrooms – Labour
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School buildings Building safety School maintenance Funding
  • Oct 26, 2018
Budget to repair crumbling classrooms suffers £3.5bn cut
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Funding School buildings Building safety School maintenance Safety
  • Oct 26, 2018
Ireland: Inspections at 11 schools ‘not linked’ to architects
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Ireland School buildings Building safety Safety
  • Oct 26, 2018
Ireland: Safety checks begin for 42 schools
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Ireland School buildings Building safety Safety
  • Oct 26, 2018
Capital expenditure on schools has dropped 40 per cent since 2010, says Labour
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Funding School buildings School maintenance Safety Building safety
  • Oct 26, 2018
Ireland: Builder behind defective schools allowed to bid for other projects
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Ireland School buildings Building safety
  • Oct 25, 2018
Ireland: Schools shut down over safety fears
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Ireland School closures Safety Building safety
  • Oct 24, 2018
Ireland: School tells students to stay at home over structural flaws in building
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Ireland School buildings Building safety
  • Oct 22, 2018
Scotland: Call for school maintenance deadlines to be met in wake of near misses
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School buildings Safety Building safety School maintenance
  • Oct 17, 2018
'Raindrops keep falling on our heads': The reality of crumbling schools
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School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Oct 12, 2018
Call for major building programme to tackle 'national decay'
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School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Oct 12, 2018
70% of school buildings 'not fit for purpose'
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School building Safety Building safety
  • Oct 12, 2018
Grenfell-style cladding to be banned from new buildings
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School buildings University buildings Building safety
  • Oct 1, 2018
Secret asbestos in our schools ‘killing 400 victims a year’
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Asbestos School buildings Building safety Health
  • Sep 2, 2018
Investigation after school holiday asbestos discovery was forgotten
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Asbestos School buildings Building safety
  • Aug 30, 2018
Scotland: Glasgow School of Art fire victims demand 10 minutes’ access to their homes
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Arts Safety Building safety University buildings
  • Jul 23, 2018
167 schools throughout Glasgow contain asbestos
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Asbestos Safety Building safety
  • Jul 10, 2018
Scotland: Construction firm Kier defends fire safety plan at Glasgow School of Art
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University buildings Building safety
  • Jun 19, 2018
School funding pressures leave pupils and staff at risk from exposure to asbestos in schools
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Asbestos Safety Funding School buildings Building safety
  • Jun 1, 2018
'Bespoke solutions' sought for four Scottish Borders schools
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Scotland Secondary School buildings Building safety
  • Apr 27, 2018
Over a hundred schools in Scotland don’t have smoke detectors
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Scotland School buildings Building safety Safety
  • Apr 26, 2018
Ireland: Schools wait years to get new buildings
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Ireland School buildings Funding Building safety
  • Apr 18, 2018
Teacher housing and private developers: Five things we learned about new school sites today
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Funding On site housing LocatED School buildings Building safety
  • Apr 17, 2018
Schools will close without more money for ageing buildings, DfE warned
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School buildings Building safety DfE Funding
  • Apr 17, 2018
Freedom of information requests to Multi Academy Trusts reveal shocking disparity in asbestos management
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Academies MATs Asbestos Safety Building safety Health Wellness
  • Apr 6, 2018
Scotland: Widespread failures led to collapse of Edinburgh primary school wall
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Building safety Primary School buildings Safety
  • Apr 3, 2018
Old schools get less money for repairs than brand new ones
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School buildings Funding Building safety Wales
  • Mar 26, 2018
Pupils at Oxgangs ordered to ‘stay indoors’ after roof damaged
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Primary Safety School buildings Building safety
  • Mar 15, 2018
School buildings not fit for teaching and learning
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School buildings Building safety Safety
  • Mar 9, 2018
Urgent safety review after Edinburgh school’s ceiling collapses
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Scotland Primary schools School safety Building safety
  • Feb 23, 2018
Concrete cladding - monitoring building condition
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School buildings Building safety School maintenance Safety ESFA
  • Feb 8, 2018
Girl escaped falling concrete in Edinburgh school toilet
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Scotland Safety Building safety Primary School maintenance
  • Feb 5, 2018
Daily roundup 2 February: Fire safety, internet groomers and autistic children
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Fire safety School buildings Building safety Online grooming Safeguarding Special needs Autism
  • Feb 2, 2018
Government jeopardising fire safety in schools
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Fire safety Building safety Safety School buildings
  • Feb 2, 2018
Firefighters and teachers attack government's 'cavalier' attitude to school fire safety
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Fire safety Safety Unions School buildings Building safety
  • Feb 2, 2018
Edinburgh schools face disruption over £153m repair backlog
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Scotland School buildings School maintenance Safety Building safety
  • Jan 24, 2018
Scotland: Collapse of school wall injures boy
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Scotland Primary schools Safety School buildings Building safety
  • Jan 17, 2018
Boy, 11, hurt after wall section collapses at primary school
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Scotland Primary schools Safety School buildings Building safety
  • Jan 16, 2018
Academy 'destroying our futures' say pupils
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Academies MATs Special measures Safety Building safety Strikes Standards School improvement
  • Nov 29, 2017
Just one in three new schools are fitted with sprinklers despite more than 1,300 blazes at institutions each year that require firefighters to attend
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Mail School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Oct 26, 2017
'Playing with children's lives' Fire chief outraged over lack of sprinklers in schools
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Express School buildings Building safety
  • Oct 25, 2017
Daily roundup 25 October: Sprinklers, MoJ apology, and whistleblower
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CYPN School buildings Building safety Safety
  • Oct 25, 2017
Make sprinkler systems compulsory in schools, fire chiefs urge
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TES School buildings Building safety Safety
  • Oct 25, 2017
Make sprinkler systems compulory in all schools, urge fire chiefs
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School building Building safety Safety DfE
  • Oct 25, 2017
Fire chiefs call for sprinklers in all UK schools
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BBC Building safety School buildings Safety
  • Oct 25, 2017
Terrified students wearing pyjamas run from huge fire as flames rip through high-rise university halls
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Mirror Universities Student accommodation Safety Building safety
  • Oct 17, 2017
Scotland: Dozens of PFI schools are firetraps, councils warn
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Times Scotland Building safety Primary schools Secondary schools PFI
  • Oct 16, 2017
Fire hazard for Scottish schools built during private-public tie-up
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Express Scotland School buildings Building safety Safety PFI Funding
  • Oct 15, 2017
Classroom at Broughton Primary closes after ceiling collapses
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Scotsman Scotland Primary schools Building safety
  • Sep 21, 2017
Fire safety in schools
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NAHT Safety Building safety Unions
  • Sep 19, 2017
Unions issue fire safety guidance for school leaders in wake of Grenfell Tower tragedy
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SecEd Unions Safety Building safety Safeguarding
  • Sep 13, 2017
Daily roundup 11 September: Playgrounds, fire safety, and fast food
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CYPN Playgrounds Pollution Safety Building safety Health Wellbeing
  • Sep 11, 2017
Joint union guidance for school leaders on fire safety in light of the Grenfell Tower fire
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NAHT Safety Building safety Unions
  • Sep 11, 2017
Asbestos - understand the risks with a free e-learning module
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NAHT Safety Building safety Asbestos
  • Sep 11, 2017
Fire safety in schools post-Grenfell fire
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NEU Safety School buildings Building safety
  • Sep 11, 2017
A new urban eyesore: Britain's shamefully shoddy student housing
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Guardian Universities Student accommodation Safety Building safety
  • Sep 11, 2017
Ireland: Schools ban demanded for builders that fail safety tests
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Times Ireland School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Sep 4, 2017
Flammable cladding discovered at major Birmingham college
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FE Week Colleges Building safety Safety
  • Jul 31, 2017
Cladding on six student halls failed fire safety tests
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Times Universities Student accommodation Safety Building safety
  • Jul 27, 2017
SNP ‘failing to learn from Edinburgh schools scandal’
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Scotsman Scotland School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Jul 20, 2017
Scotland: Colleges warned about crumbling campuses before new cuts
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Times Scotland Colleges Building safety Funding
  • Jul 20, 2017
Scotland: Grenfell cladding found at Scottish schools
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Times School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Jul 15, 2017
Cladding ‘used on Grenfell Tower’ found on 44 Scottish schools
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Scotsman Scotland School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Jul 14, 2017
Schools failed fire safety checks in wake of Grenfell blaze
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BBC School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Jul 13, 2017
Cladding at two London schools fail fire safety checks
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TES School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Jul 13, 2017
Two schools fail cladding fire safety tests
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Schools Week School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Jul 13, 2017
Update on school cladding safety checks
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DfE School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Jul 13, 2017
DfE doesn’t know how many free schools have sprinklers
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Schools Week DfE Free schools School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Jul 10, 2017
NASUWT marks Action Mesothelioma Day
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NASUWT Unions Asbestos Safety School buildings Building safety Wellbeing Health
  • Jul 7, 2017
Sprinklers in schools: Unions call for answers
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SecEd Unions Safety School buildings Building safety NUT FBU ATL
  • Jul 5, 2017
Revealed: Pupils’ lives at risk after fire safety breaches at illegal schools
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Schools Week Safety School buildings Building safety Illegal schools
  • Jun 30, 2017
Daily roundup 29 June: Fire safety, children's services review, and social mobility
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CYPN Social mobility Social Mobility Commission School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Jun 29, 2017
Scots universities check buildings after Grenfell tragedy
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Scotsman Scotland Colleges Universities Student accommodation Building safety
  • Jun 28, 2017
NUT, FBU and ATL call on government to strengthen fire safety in schools
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NUT ATL FBU School buildings Safety Building safety
  • Jun 28, 2017
School buildings more than four storeys high to undergo cladding checks
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TES School buildings Safety Unions Building safety
  • Jun 28, 2017

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