Educational Institute of Scotland demands checks after 17 PFI schools closed leaving 7000 pupils stranded after the Easter breakScotland’s largest teaching union has called for a review of all public-private partnership contracts in Scotland following the emergency closure of 17 schools in Edinburgh because of safety concerns,leaving 7000 pupils unable to start the unusual term. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) questioned how construction of the schools, which are approximately 10 years old and were all built under the same PPP1 contract, or was approved,resulting in the serious structural problems.
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Source: theguardian.com