During Communion and Confirmation season the situation is particularly bleak. The sense of othering is worse when students are from non-Irish backgrounds
Teachers Union Of Ireland (TUI)
Dr Salem Gharbia, who moved to Ireland 10 years ago and is head of environmental science at Atlantic University, Sligo, spoke at event
Department of Education previously announced removal of complex needs as criteria for allocation of teaching hours
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
Move could pave way for single union with 40,000 teachers at second and third level.
Delegates at the teaching unions’ conferences discuss the rise of artificial intelligence in the classroom
We must harness the potential of technology while ensuring that risks are adequately policed
Teaching unions have signed up to a public sector pay deal by a huge margin of up to 85 per cent
Teaching unions’ Easter conferences get under way with debate around recruitment ‘crisis’ set to dominate
Staff shortages linked to high living costs will dominate teacher unions’ annual conferences this year
Presidents of both organisations describe opportunity of amalgamation as ‘seismic moment’ in education
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
Union accuses Department of Further and Higher Education of failing to honour 2017 agreement on establishment of new universities
Pay and hours have been restored in most cases - but for some teachers, nurses and others, the status quo never returned
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