Explainer: why are second level teachers protesting outside schools today?
Unions want Leaving Cert reforms to be delayed, but Norma Foley says millions is being invested to support changes
Teachers Union Of Ireland (TUI)
Students ‘cannot afford to wait’ for Leaving Cert reform - Norma Foley
Second level teachers’ unions call for delay over plans to ‘accelerate’ senior cycle changes
More than 4,600 Irish teachers working abroad as schools at home struggle with staff shortages - study
Teacher supply posing challenges for schools, especially in the greater Dublin area where rents are high
Leaving Cert students may face single English exam, with project in fifth year
New plans aimed at easing stress facing students in the traditional high stakes written exams
Norma Foley’s pouch plan acknowledges that phones cause harm. It may yet see her end up in history books
Plan signals mobile phones – and by extension social media platforms – are detrimental to children. The question now is what the Government will do next
Anger as ‘paltry’ €2,000 incentive scheme for new teachers will be taxable
Teachers’ union says new measure will have negligible impact on teacher supply
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
Teachers to be asked to upskill outside teaching hours to reduce disruption
Reform proposals form part of ‘exploratory’ reforms linked to public sector pay deal
CSO records ‘strong outward flow’ to Australia with 10,600 people moving there from Ireland
Latest data reveal the highest level of emigration down under from the Republic of Ireland since 2013, with numbers returning decreasing
‘Find a substitute? You must be joking’: Teacher shortage forces schools to scramble to fill gaps
Principals point to range of factors affecting teacher availability, including housing costs, lack of permanent posts and length of time it takes to qualify
TUI warns that recruitment and retention of teachers is getting worse and is threatening all subjects
Teaching union outlines five-point plan to deal with the crisis in teaching numbers
Teaching staff at ETB vote to strike in September if enforced transfer of member not revoked
TUI says transfer is in breach of national agreement with Department of Education because of distance involved
Teacher union members indicate high levels of support for proposed merger
Survey of ASTI and TUI members indicates overwhelming majority favour merger talks proceeding
Religion must move outside school hours as opt-out approach fails children badly
During Communion and Confirmation season the situation is particularly bleak. The sense of othering is worse when students are from non-Irish backgrounds
Gaza situation is ‘slow genocide that has been turned into a quick genocide’, TUI conference hears
Dr Salem Gharbia, who moved to Ireland 10 years ago and is head of environmental science at Atlantic University, Sligo, spoke at event
Announcement of special needs cuts felt like early April fools, TUI conference told
Department of Education previously announced removal of complex needs as criteria for allocation of teaching hours
‘We can’t afford to live in the capital’: Could a Dublin allowance improve teacher supply?
We asked delegates at teaching union conferences if they support calls for teachers in urban areas to be paid more to reflect higher living costs
Teacher unions ASTI and TUI announce survey of members over possible merger
Move could pave way for single union with 40,000 teachers at second and third level.
‘Children are using AI, whether we like it or not’
Delegates at the teaching unions’ conferences discuss the rise of artificial intelligence in the classroom
Teachers want to teach, not tick boxes. AI could be key to realising this
We must harness the potential of technology while ensuring that risks are adequately policed
No megaphones or slow handclaps: why Norma Foley can expect easier ride at this year’s teachers’ conferences
Teaching unions have signed up to a public sector pay deal by a huge margin of up to 85 per cent
Half of younger teachers consider emigration due to living costs - poll
Teaching unions’ Easter conferences get under way with debate around recruitment ‘crisis’ set to dominate
‘By Friday, I’m so tired I can barely see straight’: The rise of long-distance commuting teachers
Staff shortages linked to high living costs will dominate teacher unions’ annual conferences this year
Teacher unions ASTI and TUI to survey members over potential merger
Presidents of both organisations describe opportunity of amalgamation as ‘seismic moment’ in education
Public sector unions start move towards ballots on pay deal
A handful of the largest unions could carry or defeat the deal, but the hope among the unions would be that there is a clear outcome in terms of a majority of unions and membership
TUI members vote for industrial action over establishment of technological universities
Union accuses Department of Further and Higher Education of failing to honour 2017 agreement on establishment of new universities
After the crash: Public sector workers still feeling pinch of emergency changes to pay and conditions
Pay and hours have been restored in most cases - but for some teachers, nurses and others, the status quo never returned
Secondary school principals forced to drop subjects in face of teacher shortages
Almost two out of three secondary school leaders say they have unfilled vacancies
Teachers’ unions progress talks over ‘seismic’ merger of ASTI and TUI
New union would represent 40,000 teachers at second and third level
Parity with post-primary teachers pay and conditions sought by adult education tutors’ group
Adult Education Tutors Organisation members protest at Dáil over staffing offer they decribe as ‘unacceptable’
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
Bride Rosney obituary: Brilliant strategist who shaped Mary Robinson’s presidential campaign
She was perfectly happy not to be in the limelight and instead to be the woman in the shadows, just outside the camera’s view
Union calls for teacher-allocation increase for schools
TUI says move will create more full-time teaching positions as latest figures show 416 unfilled post-primary posts advertised
Hundreds of teaching posts unfilled a week before schools reopen
Second level schools forced to hire unqualified staff to fill key subjects, says principals’ group
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