THE LIB DEMS have called for all students affected by crumbling concrete in their schools to be allowed a special appeals process over exam grades. 

According to Department For Education figures, hundreds of A-Level students in Colchester, who received their grades today, had to deal with disruption at their schools after problems with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) was discovered. The data also revealed some 681 Year 11 students in the city taking GCSEs have also been hit.

Currently pupils who have faced challenges due to crumbling concrete in 30 schools across mid and north Essex are not set to receive any consideration in their marking to reflect this.

But the Liberal Democrats, who commissioned the research from the House of Commons library, have demanded a special appeals process and grade reassessment be brought in to support students deemed to have been negatively impacted by disruption due to RAAC.

Martin, the Lib Dem spokesperson Colchester, said: “No child should be punished for having to put up with crumbling concrete making their classrooms and school unsafe. It is shocking that students in our area had to put up with.

“The previous Conservative government abandoned parents and pupils, leaving us with classrooms that literally crumbled. The new government must now ensure that no child in our community is forced to learn where the roof could fall apart at any moment.

“It is these challenges faced by students that must be considered when they are collecting their A-level results and why there should be an appeals process for students affected by crumbling concrete, to ensure that they get the grades they deserve.”

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