# ASTI

All time

# collapsed talks

Jan O'Sullivan rules out any more compromise on her Junior Cycle reforms

Teaching unions rejected a revised set of proposals today.

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Nov 11th 2014, 7:25 PM

# ASTI

"Last resort": Teachers could strike over Junior Cert reforms

The Department of Education said that talks are ongoing between the Minister and teachers.

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Oct 7th 2014, 5:30 PM

# sir sir sir

10 Things Every Teacher Knows To Be True

Those who can, teach.

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Apr 23rd 2014, 1:17 PM

# Under fire

Ruairí Quinn: Being booed and heckled by teachers 'certainly wasn't enjoyable'

Meanwhile, the Department of Education has denied that the Minister was trying to suggest a higher level maths requirement would get more men into the teaching profession.

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Apr 23rd 2014, 10:40 AM

# rumble for ruairi

Education Minister faces sustained heckling and booing as he speaks to secondary teachers

The minister had earlier today faced the ire of primary teachers.

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Apr 22nd 2014, 11:01 PM

# Pay Cuts

TUI chief: Woe betide the Government if it reneges on Haddington promises

John MacGabhainn’s also calling for the TUI and the ASTI to merge, in order to deal in a more unified way with threats and challenges in the sector.

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Apr 22nd 2014, 12:40 PM

# Secondary School

Teachers say teenagers experiencing increased levels of emotional difficulties due to the recession

The ASTI are calling for more resources to help students with emotional difficulties or who are victims of bullying.

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Mar 12th 2014, 11:53 AM

# Dispute

Teachers to hold "symbolic" lunchtime protests over new Junior Cycle

A teacher will remain in the school to supervise students during the protests.

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Feb 21st 2014, 9:49 PM

# Junior Cert

Quinn 'regrets' teachers' decision to ballot for industrial action

27,000 ASTI and TUI members are to be balloted on non-co-operation with the new Junior Cycle.

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Feb 14th 2014, 7:26 PM

# junior cycle student award

4.5 days: The amount of training English teachers will get for junior cycle reform

Education Minister Ruairí Quinn said he “would’ve loved” if the working group on junior certificate reform could have met last year but ASTI made that impossible.

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Jan 21st 2014, 4:11 PM

# junior cycle student award

Quinn prepared to have Dept officials meet with concerned teachers

Teachers have expressed their concern about the implementation of the new Junior Cycle Student Award, which will replace the Junior Cert.

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Jan 19th 2014, 2:38 PM

# jcsa

ASTI and TUI to ballot members on non-cooperation with new Junior Cert

The unions say teachers’ concerns over the planned revamp of the junior cycle aren’t being addressed.

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Jan 18th 2014, 6:00 PM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday

Everybody’s talking about goings-on at St Vincent’s Hospital, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, and the IMF on the bondholders…

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Dec 19th 2013, 10:59 PM

# Teachers

ASTI accepts latest Haddington Road Agreement

ASTI General Secretary Pat King said failure by the Government to meet its commitments under the deal would be unacceptable.

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Dec 19th 2013, 6:19 PM

# teachers vote

Result of ASTI Haddington Road vote expected this evening

In a second vote on the Government pay deal, union leaders have urged secondary teachers to reject it.

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Dec 19th 2013, 8:51 AM

# Industrial Action

Payment for supervision and substitution to stop in 2014 if ASTI reject Haddington deal

The ASTI warns this will lead to a ‘serious escalation’ of the current industrial dispute in schools.

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Dec 3rd 2013, 5:24 PM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Monday

Everyone’s talking about the sentencing of Thomas Byrne, arrests over the Phoenix Park murder and more ‘top up’ revelations.

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Dec 2nd 2013, 11:34 PM

# Haddington Road

ASTI promises "strong action" if teachers are made redundant

Nearly 50 posts have been identified as being over the official quota and could be targeted for redundancy, but the ASTI says it will take action if members are hit.

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Dec 2nd 2013, 1:26 PM

# reform plan

"Initiative overload": ASTI bring Junior Cycle concerns to TDs and Senators

Teachers say they have major concerns about how the plans will be implemented. Initial talks with the Department took place on Monday.

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Nov 27th 2013, 8:00 AM

# ASTI

ASTI: 'Schools are being run on a shoe-string and teachers have had enough'

The General Secretary Pat King said if teachers vote no to the Haddington deal then industrial action will continue.

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Nov 17th 2013, 2:25 PM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Saturday

Everybody’s talking about the aid crisis in the Philippines, Labour senator injured and the ASTI’s refusal to accept the Haddington Road deal.

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Nov 16th 2013, 8:03 PM

# Teachers

ASTI recommends members reject Haddington Road deal

The Central Executive Committee decided today that the Haddington Road proposals should be put to a members’ vote.

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Nov 16th 2013, 7:53 PM

# Teachers

ASTI recommends ballot of members on new proposals

The new proposals on the Haddington Road Agreement are the result of talks between union representatives and the department.

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Nov 12th 2013, 6:14 PM

# Haddington Road

Quinn "hopeful" for progress in ASTI dispute as areas of discussion identified

However, the Education Minister said that the “terms and conditions” of the guarantee are not under his control.

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Nov 12th 2013, 11:48 AM

# ASTI

Movement in teachers dispute as ASTI to meet department officials tomorrow

The discussions have come about as a result of informal talks that took place between the parties last week.

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Nov 11th 2013, 10:21 PM

# Budget 2014

Anti-austerity march calls on unions to support ASTI

Mick O’Reilly of the DCTU said that politics of austerity amounted to a “war on working people’ with the best defence in that war “unflinching solidarity”.

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Oct 12th 2013, 4:09 PM

# FEMPI

Unions to mount "intensive political campaign" against emergency financial law

One union leader says he’ll be seeking a meeting with the Taoiseach to talk about repealing the FEMPI measures, which affect workers who rejected Haddington Road.

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Oct 7th 2013, 1:08 PM

# Schools

Teacher substitution scheme cost almost €90 million last year

The Department of Education also has spent over €110 million in costs directly associated with transition year over the past couple of years.

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Oct 5th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Teachers

ASTI teachers start industrial action from today

The action will see teachers refuse to attend meetings outside of normal school hours.

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Oct 2nd 2013, 7:26 AM

# you told us

Top readers' comments of the week

Here’s our round-up of the most interesting and most popular comments from this week. Did you make it in?

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Sep 28th 2013, 11:00 AM

# Teachers

ASTI hits out at principals' group over comments on industrial action

The President of the NAPD had said that the decision by ASTI members to withdraw duties outside of normal school hours, presented “an appalling vista” for principals.

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Sep 27th 2013, 12:34 PM

# Teachers

Taoiseach: "This is the Haddington Road Agreement, it will not be renegotiated"

Enda Kenny asked secondary teachers to consider the implications of industrial action which is due to start next week.

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Sep 25th 2013, 11:18 AM

# Industrial Action

ASTI: 'If they impose further changes we will be forced to react'

The ASTI General Secretary Pat King said they won’t be accepting any further cuts.

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Sep 25th 2013, 10:21 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you agree with the ASTI's plan for industrial action?

Teachers are to undertake industrial action next Wednesday and have appealed for the public’s support. Do they have yours?

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Sep 25th 2013, 9:21 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.

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Sep 25th 2013, 8:37 AM

# Solidarity

TUI members will not cover the work of ASTI teachers during industrial action

The TUI has also said that no element of the Haddington Road Agreement is to be implemented in schools yet.

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Sep 24th 2013, 6:53 PM

# Haddington Road

ASTI boss: Teachers' action is "not about pay"

Pat King has said the planned action will affect students only “marginally”. Teachers will withdraw from out-of-hours duties including parent and staff meetings from tomorrow week.

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Sep 24th 2013, 9:01 AM