Organisation: ASTI

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Timing of oral exams for Leaving Cert students is being evaluated 
Timing of oral exams for Leaving Cert students is being evaluated 
State Examinations Commission is assessing the impact of holding Leaving Cert oral exams during the Easter break, following calls to return to pre-pandemic norms

Wed, 29 Nov, 2023

Just 12% of current teacher job posts are permanent amid recruitment crisis
Just 12% of current teacher job posts are permanent amid recruitment crisis
Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) said on Tuesday that second-level teachers must be provided with full-time, permanent jobs when they commence employment to tackle the teacher recruitment and retention crisis.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2023

Schools putting up 'sales pitches' to fill teacher posts
Schools putting up 'sales pitches' to fill teacher posts
Principal unable to fill three essential roles says shortages will affect the 'most vulnerable' children

Sun, 13 Aug, 2023

Tributes paid to 'courageous and fair' ASTI president Miriam Duggan
Tributes paid to 'courageous and fair' ASTI president Miriam Duggan
Miriam Duggan, a teacher of English, religion and SPHE at Rosmini Community School, Dublin, died following a 'short illness bravely borne', the union said

Fri, 02 Jun, 2023

Ofsted inspection report
'Scandalous' lack of psychological supports in schools, ASTI conference hears
Call for increase in services provided by the National Educational Psychological Service to all secondary schools

Wed, 12 Apr, 2023

Jennifer Horgan: Teacher shortage is a real issue — but teachers assessing their own students is not
Jennifer Horgan: Teacher shortage is a real issue — but teachers assessing their own students is not
I’ve always been at odds with the secondary teacher unions over their refusal to assess students for State exams — we’re the teachers and assessing students is what we do

Wed, 12 Apr, 2023

Minister says she will listen to all voices as ASTI unanimously rejects moving exam papers
Minister says she will listen to all voices as ASTI unanimously rejects moving exam papers
Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland voted unanimously to 'vehemently oppose' the plans to move Irish and English Paper 1 to fifth year

Tue, 11 Apr, 2023

Vacant posts a major concern as teachers prepare for union conferences
Vacant posts a major concern as teachers prepare for union conferences
With covid concerns now largely in the rear-view mirror, teachers' union conferences are set to discuss more traditional concerns such as class sizes, pay, vacancies, and lack of substitute cover.

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

Virus Outbreak Italy Schools Reopening
Schools to share teachers from September due to 'critical' shortage
The sharing scheme would give teachers of high-demand subjects such as Irish, maths, sciences, and modern languages a full-time teaching contract

Sat, 08 Apr, 2023

Teachers 'not consulted' as Foley proposes curbing career breaks
Teachers 'not consulted' as Foley proposes curbing career breaks
Unions condemn Norma Foley's 'lack of consultation' as minister briefs Cabinet on measures including fast-tracking registration of teachers from abroad

Wed, 07 Dec, 2022

Teaching Council
Union protests school over teacher's blocked attendance at Teaching Council meetings
The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) claims Presentation College Athenry is refusing to allow one of its teachers to attend Teaching Council meetings

Fri, 21 Oct, 2022

Exams board commissions expert research to finalise format of new Leaving Cert curriculum
Exams board commissions expert research to finalise format of new Leaving Cert curriculum
Under the changes, 60% of marks will come from traditional exams and 40% through additional assessment components

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

TUI latest teaching union to confirm plans for industrial action ballot over pay dispute
TUI latest teaching union to confirm plans for industrial action ballot over pay dispute
Teachers' unions are looking for a pay rise to deal with the rise in the cost of living

Thu, 11 Aug, 2022

Emissions and sustainability at heart of Agricultural Science Leaving Cert paper
Emissions and sustainability at heart of Agricultural Science Leaving Cert paper
'Smart Cow' features in exam on modern farming innovation

Mon, 20 Jun, 2022

'Life is stalled' for young teachers due to housing crisis, says TUI delegate
'Life is stalled' for young teachers due to housing crisis, says TUI delegate
Laura O'Sullivan from Bantry says the cost of housing and lack of permanent jobs is causing difficulties for her colleagues

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

Teachers' pay
Second-level student teachers being 'exploited' over pay
ASTI to campaign for PME students to be paid for all the hours they work in schools during their second year

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

'I don't bear physical scars but I have psychological ones': Teachers demand assault leave review
'I don't bear physical scars but I have psychological ones': Teachers demand assault leave review
Second-level teachers call for legal protection for teachers who are psychologically impacted by online, homophobic, or sexist abuse from their students

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

Teachers' pay
'Swamped' principals want extra posts to cater for influx of Ukrainian students
The TUI annual congress hears school principals are swamped with the workload caused by the fallout from the pandemic and providing for the influx of Ukrainian students

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

Teachers to debate whether to engage with Leaving Cert reforms
Teachers to debate whether to engage with Leaving Cert reforms
ASTI and TUI members consider proposed reforms which would see teachers grading their own students

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

New junior cycle not preparing students adequately for Leaving Cert, ASTI report finds
New junior cycle not preparing students adequately for Leaving Cert, ASTI report finds
There is “profound and universal concern” among teachers about the current Junior Certificate framework as only 13% of respondents felt it adequately prepares students for the Leaving Certificate.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2022

CC STAND UP AWARENESS WEEK
Schools will reopen on Thursday, department confirms
ASTI call comes as ministers concede privately that Nphet advice on close contacts is 'disproportionate and unfeasible'

Tue, 04 Jan, 2022

Female entrepreneur drawing on whiteboard
Unions in talks with Department of Education over pregnant teachers' concerns
TUI president says unvaccinated pregnant teachers should be facilitated to work remotely if they wish

Fri, 13 Aug, 2021

Royal High School
Leaving Certificate exams finally bring an end to a senior cycle like no other 
Approximately 90% of students will sit at least one exam, with the majority opting for both exams and accredited grades in all subjects

Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

Teacher strike action dependent on vaccine rollout
Teacher strike action dependent on vaccine rollout
Unions passed shared emergency motion demanding the Government reinstates education staff as a priority group within the vaccination programme

Wed, 07 Apr, 2021

Foley acknowledges new vaccine schedule is 'cause of upset' but defends decision after teacher unions vote for industrial action ballot
Foley acknowledges new vaccine schedule is 'cause of upset' but defends decision after teacher unions vote for industrial action ballot
The Association of Secondary Teachers’ Ireland (ASTI) has now cast its vote on the shared motion. 

Wed, 07 Apr, 2021

Jess Casey: Covid, choc-a-block classrooms, and contracts top of teachers' agenda
Jess Casey: Covid, choc-a-block classrooms, and contracts top of teachers' agenda
Minster says 'no single year has been more challenging, more demanding, or more daunting for the education sector'

Wed, 07 Apr, 2021

Teachers back review of junior cycle before further Leaving Certificate reforms
Teachers back review of junior cycle before further Leaving Certificate reforms
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

Tue, 06 Apr, 2021

Ofsted inspection report
Irish Examiner view: Please explain vaccine threat
Teachers in conference

Tue, 06 Apr, 2021

ASTI: Class sizes will have to be smaller after the pandemic
ASTI: Class sizes will have to be smaller after the pandemic
Teachers also identify time to engage in non-teaching work, and supports for students with emotional issues, as key priorities

Wed, 31 Mar, 2021

Public health advice must guide return to school, unions warn
Public health advice must guide return to school, unions warn
Arbitrary dates cannot be the deciding factor on whether it is safe for all staff and students to return to the classroom, they said, responding to the plan unveiled by the Government.

Tue, 23 Feb, 2021

Leaving Certificate results
Letters to the Editor: Antagonistic ASTI might shoot itself in the foot
Teachers' union's actions foisting extra stress on Leaving Cert students

Tue, 16 Feb, 2021

Leaving Cert results
Leaving Cert students to be offered both written exams and 'corresponding measure' 
Exact details yet to be worked out as confidential talks between teachers' unions and the Department of Education continue

Mon, 15 Feb, 2021

Leaving Certificate results
Letters to the Editor: One thing’s a cert, teachers can judge
Government needs to step up and show leadership in education

Sat, 13 Feb, 2021

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'Anxiety will skyrocket for students': Major setback for Leaving Cert plans as union quits talks
Move will only serve to cause 'stress, anxiety and worry to skyrocket amongst students' 

Fri, 12 Feb, 2021

Teachers' union calls for rejection of public service pay agreement
Teachers' union calls for rejection of public service pay agreement
The largest secondary schools trade union, the ASTI, is to ballot its members on the proposed public service agreement.

Sat, 09 Jan, 2021

Royal High School
Teachers' unions opposed to in-class Leaving Cert plan
Unions concerned schools would not be safe environments given scale of Covid crisis

Wed, 06 Jan, 2021

Teachers' union to take industrial action unless Covid-19 concerns addressed
Teachers' union to take industrial action unless Covid-19 concerns addressed
ASTI members also voted to take industrial action for equal pay for teachers who entered the profession from 2010.

Wed, 28 Oct, 2020

Researchers lament 'Impersonal' Primary education
Schools can't reopen 'unless safety measures improve'
Reopening after mid-term will only happen only if contact tracing is elevated, unions warn

Tue, 20 Oct, 2020

Free School plans
Covid-19: 'Incomprehensible' that schools remain fully open under level 5 lockdown
The INTO, ASTI and TUI want clarity from the Government on measures to protect against coronavirus in schools.

Mon, 05 Oct, 2020

School stock
ASTI defends ballot for industrial action
Teachers 'very worried about their own safety and safety of their loved ones'

Mon, 21 Sep, 2020

School reopening plans to be discussed at Covid-19 committee
School reopening plans to be discussed at Covid-19 committee
Officials from the Department of Education will be grilled on plans for reopening schools when they appear at the Oireachtas Covid Committee tomorrow.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

Irish Examiner View: No easy answers post-Covid-19, so patience is essential
Irish Examiner View: No easy answers post-Covid-19, so patience is essential
A defining characteristic of crisis is uncertainty. Crisis can mean not knowing what might or could happen next and this, naturally, intensifies frustration and generates stress, occasionally panic. Heightened tension at a time of war, natural disaster, famine, economic implosion, or like today, during a pandemic is inevitable.

Sat, 04 Jul, 2020

Teaching unions say full September reopening of school is unrealistic under current Covid guidelines
Teaching unions say full September reopening of school is unrealistic under current Covid guidelines
Secondary schools will not be in a position to fully reopen in September if the current health advice on physical distancing remains in force.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

One-metre rule casts doubt on return to schools in September
One-metre rule casts doubt on return to schools in September
Plans to fully reopen schools fully in September have been thrown into doubt, as new public health guidance calls for physical distancing of at least one metre in most school settings.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

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