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