The Department for Education (DfE) has said it will wait to release a full list of school closures as it works to inform parents ahead of the new term.
The department yesterday raised the alarm that hundreds of UK schools have buildings constructed using Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), a material officials have warned is prone to collapse.
Now, ministers are in the process of informing schools whether they will require urgent survey work conducted before the start of the new term.
Schools minister Nick Gibb has admitted that, of the 104 schools facing partial or complete closure, some were still waiting to find out whether they would face disruption this morning.
As he made the media rounds this morning, the minister said parents and pupils should not feel apprehensive or worry about the risks.
And he said his department “will publish a list” once the situation is “stable” and every school has been informed.
But the DfE has still drawn significant criticism for the disruption, with Labour and the National Education Union among organisations slamming the Government.
NEU general secretary Daniel Kebede said: “It is absolutely disgraceful, and a sign of gross Government incompetence, that a few days before the start of term 104 schools are finding out that some or all of their buildings are unsafe and cannot be used.
“To add insult to injury the Government states in its guidance that it will not be covering the costs of emergency temporary accommodation or additional transport.”
