Will schools remain open during the six-week lockdown?

Frustration is mounting among school staff over testing and tracing delays

Teachers with underlying health issues worried on safety – ASTI

School reopening has been ‘a joyous occasion’ says Cork national school principal

Teachers and school principals clash over ‘risky’ school assemblies

ASTI directs members not to take part in any large gatherings of students and staff

Teachers cast doubt on school reopening time frame

Asti says ‘mighty task’ ahead to get students back to school within weeks

Plans to reopen schools will be ‘massively complex’

Teachers union seeks Government pledge for extra funding if €375m package not enough

Reopening schools: €375m plan will see more than 1,000 extra post-primary teachers

At primary level each class will be a bubble and children will be in pods

Will all pupils return to school in September?

Principal says flexibility on physical distancing rules crucial if school to reopen to all

Government fears lawsuits over ‘calculated grades’ as Leaving Cert postponed

Minister for Education Joe McHugh admits there are ‘legal vulnerabilities’ with new plan

Schools to decide whether to hold Junior Cycle assessments in May

Students to receive State certificate to mark their completion of three years of school

Hundreds of schools closed due to strike action over pay

Two-tier pay system ‘discriminatory’, Teachers’ Union of Ireland says

Retired teachers returning to work to ease recruitment crisis

Some 1,600 retired teachers returned to teaching last year, up from 537 in 2013-2014

Teacher denied proper disciplinary process after claim he called pupil ‘a little bitch’

Pierce Dillon worked at Catholic University School on Leeson Street, Dublin at the time

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Leaving and Junior Cert exams begin amid spike in student anxiety levels

Minister for Education says changes to this year’s exams aim to reduce stress levels

ASTI to drop penalties against teachers who want to rejoin

Union lost almost 2,000 members last year during campagin of industrial action

Bruton accused of ‘blaming’ trade unions for two-tier pay gaps

Lower payscales for new entrant teachers set to dominate teachers’ conferences this week

Leaving Cert leads to ‘devastating’ stress among students

National Parents’ Council says reforms needed for a fairer form of assessment

Cutting holidays to make up time unfair, say schools

Department of Education allows three days holidays to be used for tuition

Poaching row raises tensions between teachers’ unions

Analysis: Some ASTI branches lost up to a third of their members in last year’s dispute

Teachers warn of ‘crisis point’ staff shortages

Pupils left without qualified teachers, Oireachtas committee hears

Secondary schools consider dropping languages due to teacher shortages

Oireachtas committee will hear schools are being forced to hire ‘inappropriate’ staff

Shortage of science and maths teachers threatens Stem strategy

Lack of supply will impact on Government plans to boost uptake of Stem subjects

Secondary teachers’ unions in row over ‘poaching’ of members

ASTI accuses TUI of recruiting a number of its members during dispute with Government

Secondary teachers’ union recommends rejection of public pay deal

Asti will ballot members on proposed Lansdowne Road II agreement in coming weeks

Fianna Fáil seeks equal pay for teachers within two years

Pledge follows Minister of State Mary Mitchell O’Connor’s break with Government policy

Thousands of secondary teachers receive salary increase

ASTI members’ salaries jump by up to €2,500 after suspension of industrial action

Primary teachers reject draft public sector pay deal

INTO’s executive had urged ‘no’ vote over failure to tackle pay equality among teachers

Three teachers’ unions look set to reject pay deal

ASTI’s standing committee recommends rejection of proposed public sector pay deal

ASTI leaders under pressure following strategy U-turn

Calls for leadership figures to resign after members vote to suspend industrial action

ASTI members face pay cuts of €2,500 if cover withdrawn

Warning from Department of Education ratchets up tension in long-running dispute

ASTI stance is affecting school choice, principals say

Association claims the union’s brinkmanship risks derailing the education system

ASTI grassroots seeks convention to end industrial action

Leadership resists move and urges members to respect union’s previous ballot

ASTI revolt: ‘We’re stuck in the doldrums saying no’

Biggest second-level teachers’ union losing members in context of internal divisions

Ministers’ report cards: How have they fared in the past year?

Who is best in class? Who must try harder? Harry McGee gives part one of his Cabinet review

ASTI teachers to resist UK-style academy schools

Conference rejects department policy focus on ‘ideological-driven autonomy’ for schools

Bereaved students should have second chance to sit Leaving Cert

ASTI conference supports motion calling for students to be given opportunity to repeat exams in summer or autumn

Lower pay for new entrants dominates teachers’ conferences

Minister for Education Richard Bruton will not address ASTI due to ‘logistical constraints’

Most new teachers lack job security, survey shows

ASTI says situation poses ‘critical threat’ to future of second-level education

Secondary teachers vote against series of strike days next month

Proposal would have disrupted thousands of pupils in run-up to State exams

ASTI suspends business following wave of criticism over campaign strategy

Members are losing thousands of euro in increments and allowances due to pay freezes

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