One mother says concrete crisis school closures have 'broken learning' in the wake of Covid.
Emma, whose son Harry attends Myton, said the closure was the latest in a sequence of disruptionsParents say they are worried about disruption to learning after the start of the school year was delayed by closures linked to potentially dangerous concrete.It was one of dozens unable to open as normal because of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete , a substance prone to collapse.
She explained: "It just feels like his learning over the last couple of years has been broken - he's gone into year nine and it feels like it is starting that way again."Image caption,Schools that identified Raac on the premises had to close or partially close if they could not immediately put safety measures in place.About a third of Myton was closed off. It has since reopened to Years Seven through 11, with the rest of the pupils set to return on Monday.
"[The school has] given us some stuff to learn but I feel like we can't learn too much because we might not understand it."Raac is a lightweight concrete that was used in roofs, floors and walls between the 1950s and 1990s, but as it is aerated, it is not as durable and therefore only has a limited lifespan.
Buildings with the substance were marked potentially dangerous when during the summer a Raac beam at a school collapsed, prompting closures nationwide while safety checks were carried out. Earlier this week, Myton headteacher Andy Perry revealed the school had applied for funding from the government's School Rebuilding Programme but the application was rejectedSince then, a structural engineer has confirmed Raac panelling in the first floor of the lower-school building, which has maths, languages, art and drama classrooms, a medical room and the canteen.
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