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Sunday 20 September 2020
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.
The Irish Farmers Association want the teaching pack withdrawn or amended.
The issue was caused by a payroll system error that reduced their tax credits to zero.
Teacher’s union the INTO said that it the ruling was “a bitter disappointment”.
The ongoing nurses’ strike was suspended on Monday following a Labour Court recommendation on pay and conditions.
The issue has affected a number of substitute teachers who were paid in the first and second pay runs of 2019.
Latest figures show that there are over 3,800 children living in emergency accommodation in Ireland.
Some people are sick of the whole thing.
There have been calls for more resources for teachers.
The union will meet next Wednesday to agree on a ballot for industrial action, up to and including a strike.
Under current rules, those working in the public service must retire from their job at age 65.
The men were fined instead.
This will probably make you miss school.
A new report by the Children’s Rights Alliance looks at the impact of homelessness on children’s education.
Parents may not be fully aware of the vast range of science and technology careers available, Dr Des Fitzgerald said.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
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