Acton’s Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls highlighted as one school affected by the concrete safety scandal
Moore than 100 schools across the UK have been closed due to dangers caused by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) without safety measures in place.
Ealing Councillors have uncovered that one school in Ealing is affected.
Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls in Acton and councillors understand that the school will open as normal for pupils following some adjustments to accommodation with only part of the site being affected.
Ealing council have said: "We can confirm that no reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found at any Ealing-owned school sites.
"However, it has been found at a foundation school in the borough – Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls in Acton – where it is present in some of the school's buildings. The school will not need to close. Everyone's primary concern is the safety of pupils and staff, and the affected areas have been taken out of use while safety measures are put in place and works arranged."
Liberal Democrat Councillor Andrew Steed said: "Liberal Democrats are critical of the Department for Education and we are calling for an immediate survey of school buildings to ensure they are all safe for our children. Many parents in the UK have been left scrambling to arrange childcare and locally we need to ensure that the Council and schools reassure parents and children about these new arrangements so they all know how long the changes will last."
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