As you may have heard in the news, the Department for Education has suddenly ordered over 100 schools, colleges and nurseries in England to close buildings just before the start of the new Autumn term.
Are you affected? Please take part in our short survey to help us support members who work in buildings found to be unsafe, and to campaign for urgent action to address this crisis:
We have also developed a set of questions for you to ask your school leadership to seek assurances about the safety of your workplace:
1. Do we have Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in any of our buildings and have we told the Department for Education (DfE)?
2. If there is RAAC in our buildings, can you tell me where this is, how this is being safely managed and how I should report any concerns?
3. Did our school respond to the DfE asbestos survey and do we have any in our buildings?
4. If there is asbestos in our buildings, can you tell me where this is, how this is being safely managed, what plans you have to remove it, and how I should report any concerns?
5. Are there any other building or safety issues that we need to know about?
If you have any concerns about responses to these questions, please contact your local UNISON branch.
