- ASTI to attend fresh talks with Education Minister this afternoon
- Harris says there is more time this year to find solution
- 'Significant increase' in on-site attendance possible at third-level from September
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A teachers’ union wants safety measures in schools to be reviewed in the context of the new, more transmissible strains.
Wicklow principal Pádraig Murphy says some vulnerable children will need years of added support after this but it’s important to only open schools when safe to do so.
CEO of Down Syndrome Ireland said the u-turn on schools has left families and children with special educational needs reeling.
Meanwhile, the decision not to allow in-school learning for children with special needs has been called “devastating”.
Leaving Certs were set to return to school for three days per week.
Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath published the details of the public pay deal today.
Teaching unions spoke before an Oireachtas Committee today.
Schools are due to close on Tuesday 22 December; the TUI is suggesting that they instead close on Friday 18 December.
ASTI members have voted to take industrial action over ‘key coronavirus issues’ in Irish schools.
ASTI members have voted to take industrial action unless government addresses Covid-19 safety concerns.
The survey, carried out amid a recent surge in Covid-19 cases, highlights concern among the profession.
Under Level 5 restrictions, schools would remain open but most other businesses would be closed
The union is balloting members for industrial action.
It said ASTI members had “serious concerns” about the health and safety of school communities.
The government has emphasised the importance of keeping schools open in its new plan for living with Covid-19.
Many teachers complain they’ve received little guidance or assurances about how pregnant staff will be looked after.
That’s according to a new study published by DCU researchers.
The guidance says that health and wellbeing should be prioritized for school staff.
One teacher is hoping for the best but says she cannot understand why the government took so long to release the ‘return to school’ plans.
This is one of many measures included in the government’s roadmap to re-opening schools at the end of August.
One reader is frustrated at what she believes is the unfair portrayal of teachers throughout the lockdown period and ahead of term start in September.
As schools end an academic year in the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of secondary teachers in Tallaght had to pay tribute to their students.
Education Minister Joe McHugh has welcomed the development.
The main teachers’ union the ASTI called for that measure today.
TUI general secretary John McGabhann said this could take the form of a “public record” of any lobbying that took place.
One secondary school teacher describes the swift and extraordinary changes that she and her students are adjusting to.
Darach Ó Séaghdha asks why we elect so many múinteoirí to the Oireachtas.
Over 90% of the Teachers Union of Ireland’s 19,000 members voted in favour of taking industrial action today.
Members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland will strike on Tuesday 4 February.
The minister said the ethos of the school is central to any curriculum and will be protected.
Parents and teachers need to be better equipped to talk to young people about sex and relationships, Noeline Blackwell has said.
Minister Joe McHugh announced the measure in his department’s Budget 2020 briefing.
Staff at the school have raised a number of issues about pay and conditions.
Concerns have been raised about the length of time it takes to process teachers’ appointments.
More than 2,000 Irish people are employed in the education sector in the UAE.
Turasabhaile.com will focus on connecting schools with teachers who are working overseas.
The aim of the measure is to prevent school shootings but opponents say it’s a dangerous move.
The expense runs into thousands for students who spend two months in the Gaeltacht.
Schools in North and South Dublin, Cork, Galway, Kildare and Meath are being targeted in the new initiative.