{"id":15811,"date":"2023-10-31T16:49:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T16:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/?p=15811"},"modified":"2023-11-01T10:40:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T10:40:19","slug":"bridging-the-raac-buildings-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/bridging-the-raac-buildings-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging the RAAC buildings gap"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The RAAC fiasco isn\u2019t going away overnight. The issue of having school premises that are not fit for purpose can\u2019t be resolved with a quick fix. However, with the pressing priority of getting students back to a safe teaching environment, a temporary building might be your best short-term solution.<\/p>\n

As we now know, RAAC has a troubling legacy \u2013 it\u2019s a lightweight construction material that has been found to be unstable and subject to sudden collapse. As a result, some schools face closure and others a partial shut-down as they start to consider repairs or entirely new buildings in the face of school safety. For the 150+ UK schools affected by the issues related to the inadequacies of RAAC it\u2019s certain that most won\u2019t have been prepared for this. Planning, funding and practicalities are high on the agenda. And still the students need somewhere to learn. Planning a new school build or significant repair involves assessments, scoping and researching \u2013 and the complex requirement to work with multiple stakeholders. Installing a temporary building takes away any immediate pressures and creates some space to teach in whilst working out the most effective way to navigate this situation. Our \u2018back-to-school\u2019 solution delivers immediate respite to minimise disruption and lost teaching days. As the UK\u2019s leading temporary building supplier, we have a wealth of experience in emergency builds within a school environment. We recognise that educational institutions require all kinds of spaces to accommodate different activities, and we\u2019re here to guide and assist you with choosing the perfect building specific to your needs. Our team at Smart-Space is experienced in working on-site with gold standard health and safety focus at all times. We have delivered buildings to schools in many emergency situations and are skilled at working quickly and effectively to make sure you have what you need, right now. Off-hiring is easy and can be activated with just 7 days\u2019 notice. With our temporary buildings, you can rest assured that your students will have a proven, safe and immediate learning environment while your long-term solutions are being considered and implemented.<\/p>\n

www.smart-space.co.uk<\/p>\n

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The RAAC fiasco isn\u2019t going away overnight. The issue of having school premises that are not fit for purpose can\u2019t be resolved with a quick fix. However, with the pressing priority of getting students back to a safe teaching environment, a temporary building might be your best short-term solution. As we now know, RAAC has …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-buildings-maintenance","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15811"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15814,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15811\/revisions\/15814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}