Two schools in Watford are forced to have refurbishment work done after it was revealed that reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) could now be at risk of collapse.

The Health and Safety Executive said RAAC was now beyond its lifespan and may "collapse with little or no notice".

Drone footage captures workmen on rooftops and scaffolding on the Royal Masonic School for Girls & Rickmansworth School being refurbished and carrying out new renovation works while the schools are closed.

Gillian Keegan has said the government is taking a “deliberately cautious approach” to children’s safety following the closure of more than 100 schools amid the concrete crisis.

Speaking in the Commons, the Education Secretary said that children’s safety was the “absolute priority” and that the “vast majority” of schools would be unaffected.

Experts say buildings across the UK built from reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) could now be at risk of collapse.

RAAC is a cheap version of concrete that was used mostly in construction between the 1950s and 1990s.

The Health and Safety Executive said RAAC was now beyond its lifespan and may "collapse with little or no notice".

Drone footage captures Workmen on rooftops and scaffolding on Two schools being refurbished and carrying out new renovation works while the schools are closed. .
Royal Masonic School for Girls & Rickmansworth School.

Gillian Keegan has said the Govenrment is taking a “deliberately cautious approach” to children’s safety following the closure of more than 100 schools amid the concrete crisis.

Speaking in the Commons, the Education Secretary said that children’s safety was the “absolute priority” and that the “vast majority” of schools would be unaffected.

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