Teachers to protest next week in bid to delay Leaving Cert reform
ASTI and TUI say school day will not be disrupted by planned demonstrations
ASTI
Leaving Cert students to get up to 50% of marks by creating video in new subject
Drama and film studies to be introduced to schools on ‘phased basis’ from 2025 onwards
Moves to address teacher shortages have failed ‘to make dent’ in problem, says ASTI
Most schools had vacancies last year, only one in five of those that advertised received applications - union survey
Teacher union members indicate high levels of support for proposed merger
Survey of ASTI and TUI members indicates overwhelming majority favour merger talks proceeding
Parents are regular offenders in social media bullying of teachers, survey finds
A fifth of teachers have been subject to online abuse, with students responsible in a majority of cases
A teacher on Budget 2024: ‘I am the squeezed middle. It helps, but not that much ’
Teacher Aideen Clarke estimates she will be better off by €10-€20 extra per week
ASTI general secretary’s inclusion on panel ‘unfair and unlawful’, Enoch Burke claims
Kieran Christie strongly denies Mr Burke’s claims, which are based on Mr Christie accepting law of land on gender recognition
Tributes paid following death of ASTI teachers’ union president
Miriam Duggan, a teacher at Rosmini Community School in Drumcondra, was elected ASTI president last year
Do teachers support a ‘Dublin allowance’ for colleagues facing higher costs?
Delegates at the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) and Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (Asti) conferences were asked if they agreed with the proposal
Pay increases key to addressing teacher supply crisis, says union head
Agreement at ASTI conference to campaign for abolition of classroom-based assessments in junior cycle
Teachers’ views on AI: Is artificial intelligence to be embraced or feared?
Is technology a threat to education? We asked INTO, ASTI and TUI members at their conferences - and ChatGPT
Is teaching still an attractive profession?
We asked delegates at teachers’ unions annual gatherings in Killarney, Cork and Wexford
Secondary school teachers say there is no rationale for moving English and Irish exams
ASTI members call for stronger teacher involvement in curriculum reforms
‘I don’t see any sign of things getting better’: Soaring rents and living costs take toll on teachers
As Easter conferences get under way, issues such as teacher supply look set to dominate
Teachers’ union to seek pay increases to tackle soaring inflation
INTO general secretary says pay award needed early in 2024 to make up for losses
‘It is an anxious, frustrating time’: Schools struggle to find qualified teachers for vacant posts
As teachers’ conferences get under way, supply, retention and pay rates look set to dominate
Schools to be allowed to share teachers to help alleviate shortages
Survey shows almost half of secondary schools do not have enough teachers
Unfilled teaching posts in almost half of second-level schools, survey finds
About 80% of principals said they had employed at least one unqualified teacher this school year
I feel burnt out after just four years of working as school principal. What can I do?
While there are supports out there, the growing number of roles and responsibilities involved in leading a school are increasingly unsustainable
More than 500 teachers and SNAs took leave after physical assaults in schools
Maximum leave for assault is three months at full pay but this can be extended in serious cases
Plan to move some Leaving Cert exams to fifth year from 2024 scrapped
Move sparked controversy among teachers who criticised it as ‘educationally unsound’
Concern among teacher unions over handling of Enoch Burke’s dismissal
Teacher entitled to appeal outcome of disciplinary hearing within 10 school days
Students oppose ‘inadequate’ plans to move Leaving Cert exams to fifth year
Norma Foley pledges to press ahead with reforms she says will ease pressure on students
Row over ‘unlawful’ protest outside school ahead of Minister for Education’s visit
ASTI members protest over school’s ‘refusal’ to allow maths teacher attend Teaching Council meetings
Ireland is worst in OECD for education spending as percentage of GDP, report finds
Ireland ranks among one of the top countries when it comes to teachers’ salaries, says report
Teachers’ unions threaten to ballot members on ‘co-ordinated public service campaign’
ASTI, INTO, TUI agree on potential action regarding ballots of members
About 4,000 vulnerable children waiting on assessments to get school places
About 4,000 children waiting on a diagnostic assessment to get a school place, Oireachtas Committee hears
Teachers’ union in unprecedented threat of legal action against Ictu
ASTI made complaint over spheres of influence to recruit members in specific schools
Teacher who got Covid-19 last year ‘could not breathe’ during walk
Delegates tell ASTI conference of health concerns around return to school
ASTI to seek access for teachers to more generous pension scheme
Teachers’ conference told recent entrants are disadvantaged by pay and pension terms
ASTI warns there can be no cutbacks after Covid
Teachers' union says funding provided for pandemic must be baseline for the future
Older teachers in high-risk group should work from home until vaccinated – ASTI
Union president says change of vaccinationplan kick in teeth to teachers
Student teachers on teaching placement should be paid for work – ASTI
Teachers’ conference told training period in schools represents ‘free labour’
Syllabus guidelines are ‘recipe for disaster’, ASTI conference hears
Second-level teachers express concern at level of guidance given for some subjects
Teacher union ASTI votes against new public pay agreement
Proposed deal fails to resolve pay differences for recently recruited teachers, claims union
Taoiseach pledges schools will reopen after midterm
ASTI members vote for industrial action unless concerns over Covid-19 in schools are addressed
Breda O’Brien: What if children are a key source of Covid spread?
Troubling studies from other countries suggest we might be behind the science
Government to consider sanctions for striking teachers
Home-help staff may stage separate strike a day before election to push for pay restoration
Defence Forces pay boost will not be extended across public service
Teachers seeking reversal of cuts made to their allowances on foot of deal with military
Measures to address two-tier pay system to come into effect from Friday
Recent entrants to public service will see pay catch up with longer-serving colleagues
Unions take cautious approach on knock-on pay rises
Public service groups study implications of Labour Court recommendation in nurses’ dispute
Nurses set to strike over pay as talks fail to break deadlock
Teacher unions unhappy with Government proposals that address lower pay rates for staff recruited after 2011
School secretaries ‘treated like second-class employees’ – trade union
Fórsa launches Save Our Secretaries campaign to end two-tier system in schools
Will the teaching unions align against the Government?
Two-tier pay the sticking point as ASTI joins dissenters, but strikes are unlikely for now
Teachers who reject pay deal ‘will not receive salary increases’
Paschal Donohoe issues warning to public service groups who do not back new accord
Unions told resources for pay rises to be very limited in 2018
Government to seek increased productivity and work-practice changes in new pay deal
Meeting all demands of teaching unions will be very costly
Strict deadlines could hamper prospect of securing new overall pay agreement
Breda O’Brien: Government is holding back education
Instead of trying to solve ASTI row, bullying tactics are being used on teachers
‘We’re available for work – let us teach our students’
Teachers at Pobalscoil Neasáin in Baldoyle disappointed classes did not go ahead
Mountmellick Community School stays open with contingency plan
School principal Larry Curtin says there is 50/50 staff split between TUI, ASTI members
Teachers, gardaí to co-operate with reforms to end two-tier pay
Deals between unions and Government departments will cost close to €25m
Schools told to impose financial penalties on ASTI members
Department of Education says union repudiated Lansdowne Road agreement
Analysis: Gardaí and nurses to test Government pay policy
Loss of valued increments could be catalyst for alarming industrial relations difficulties
Teachers’ roll-back on productivity to cause major headache for Government
Imposing financial penalties could lead to school closures and industrial unrest
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