it s wednesday, 28th april. the risk of pupils in england suffering serious injury or dying because of a collapsing school building, is both critical and highly likely, according to a new report. the national audit office also found that around 700,000 children are attending schools that need major rebuilding work, and it s taking a toll on their education. the government says it has been significantly investing in transforming schools. hazel shearing reports. that one is still on the list to do. every year at kingsley stjohn s primary school in cheshire, head teacher racheljones to do list gets longer. here you can see they are going to need replacing because there is a significant amount of moisture loss and heating loss. this victorian building has an ageing heating system and thick stone walls, posing a real challenges. in the autumn term what we had in here was condensation, because we were trying to delay putting the heating on, the condensation turned so bad we actual
i think in my acting days, i did a tiny bit of bbc radio. oh, you did? it might have been in this very studio some 60 odd years ago. really, here? fantastic. well, we ve got to dig those performances from the vault. i can t think what it was. it was something. ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. it s a great pleasure to come. and good to see you. you too. you were born in 1936. you grew up in the midlands. tell me about your family. what did your parents do? my father was an electrical engineer. took his apprenticeship in the mines. the whole family, my father s family were miners from the warwickshire coalfields, and he worked at alfred herbert s machine tool factory all his life ao odd years. skilled worker, then? yes, a skilled worker. electrician. and he had a work ethic that was formidable. he worked seven days a week. and my mother had been a hairdresser, but like women of that time, it was a matter of pride for my father that she should not have to work. but.lo
That simply wasnt made to last. Raac was a postwar solution, now causing a headache for 21st century britain. More than 100 schools in britain have been told they need to close. Labour has announced it will force the government to reveal a complete list of affected schools, and now calls for transparency on the scale of the problem and for fast solutions. Its been known for a while and what we have also known for a while is there is a squeeze on school funding, and my committee has highlighted that repeatedly, and my committee has highlighted that and when you dont invest in maintenance and improvements in schools you get these problems arising but with raac its a systemic failure of the actual material used to build them. Hospital buildings and Court Buildings among those impacted and internal documents obtained by The Sunday Times suggest hospitals could be at risk of catastrophic collapse. The concerns about this have been swirling around for so long. Trusts have been trying to cope
Studio some 60 odd years ago. Really, here . Fantastic. Well, weve got to dig those performances from the vault. I cant think what it was. It was something. Ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. Its a great pleasure to come. And good to see you. You, too. You were born in 1936. You grew up in the midlands. Tell me about your family. What did your parents do . My father was an electrical engineer. Took his apprenticeship in the mines. The whole family, my fathers family were miners from the warwickshire coalfields, and he worked at Alfred Herberts machine tool factory all his life. Ao odd years. Skilled worker, then . Yes, a skilled worker. Electrician. And he had a work ethic that was formidable. He worked seven days a week. And my mother had been a hairdresser, but like women of that time, it was a matter of pride for my father that she should not have to work. But. Lovely woman, very kind. What sort of cultural upbringing did you have at home . Well, it was a very normal, i guess
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