The pandemic has been 'very, very rough' on teenagers, behavioural scientistDr Pete Lunn tells school principals conference

The education minister said it is time to 'look at a variety of pathways for students' and remove the stress of a senior cycle which rests entirely on a final exam

Education Minister Norma Foley will discuss the experiences of the past year as well as the opportunity for senior cycle reform and digital strategies at the National Principals and Deputy Principals annual conference

Union says the Government should keep its word and vaccinate the education workforce as it had committed to

Teachers encouraged to register with 'Sub Seeker' and keep their availability up to date on a weekly basis

The three unions have agreed to ballot for industrial action if the Government does not re-prioritise them

I have put pen to paper to voice my opinion in regards getting the preventative jab for Covid a while back.

Whenever unions perceive a problem that may affect their members, they tend to signal industrial action all too early in the proceedings

Unions passed shared emergency motion demanding the Government reinstates education staff as a priority group within the vaccination programme

Issues of fairness, opportunity, age and gender discrimination dominated the latter half of the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland annual Easter conference

Primary teachers have moved to condemn any homophobic, biphobic and transphobic attitudes that may be expressed, including implicitly, in schools

TUI president says pay inequity is 'an act of vandalism against the profession'

Mr Martin said that the Government had been "consistently guided by NIAC's advice" on the prioritisation of the vaccine rollout.

And will this affect the reopening of schools?

The decision to vaccinate based on age rather than key-worker status has pushed teachers down the queue. Comparisons with retail workers are pointless. 1.

The Association of Secondary Teachers’ Ireland (ASTI) has now cast its vote on the shared motion. 

Minster says 'no single year has been more challenging, more demanding, or more daunting for the education sector'

Minister tells delegates the change was driven by new evidence showing age is the 'strongest predictor' of whether a person who contracts Covid-19 will be admitted to hospital or ICU or die

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee's advice to prioritise vaccination on an age basis may be imperfect and blunt, but it is also objectively fair

The externally-assessed Leaving Certificate has high levels of public trust and is essential for the maintenance of high educational standards, the ASTI president has said

The change to the vaccine rollout schedule has been driven by new evidence that shows age is the 'strongest predictor' of whether a person who contracts Covid-19 will be admitted to hospital or ICU or die, according to Norma Foley.

Harris says  country needs a 'fully-integrated' third-level sector, and the system in place needs to 'change quickly'

The INTO, ASTI, and TUI have agreed to put forward a shared emergency motion, however, the exact wording will not be available until tomorrow.

Teachers in conference

The seemingly sudden change to the vaccine rollout last week is just the latest in a series of incidents to aggrieve those working in our schools during the pandemic