Schools in England face years of chaos as government stalls on Raac concrete repairs

Latest figures show more than 230 schools affected by crumbling concrete, but many have yet to be told when rebuilding will begin

Schools forced to evacuate children after finding crumbling concrete could face years in portable buildings and temporary classrooms as the government drags its heels on funding, experts have warned.

The number of schools with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), which the Health and Safety Executive has said is now life expired" and could collapse with little or no warning", has been steadily rising since the government announced the sudden closure of more than 100 schools at the end of August, just days before the start of the new academic year.