Hundreds of students at London school forced from classrooms due to discovery of risky concrete

Barry Gardiner spoke to Ellen O'Dwyer of iNews on the issue of aerated concrete in schools.

St Gregory’s Catholic Science College, in the borough of Brent, is trying “desperately” to get portacabins in place for the new term but help from the Department of Education has not been quick enough, Barry Gardiner, Labour MP for Brent North, said.

The school is among hundreds that have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in some of their buildings, a lightweight concrete, used between the 50s and mid-90s, that risks collapsing.”

Read the full article on the iNews website here.