TEACHERS have agreed times for meetings with parents but must wait until a row on the standardised school year is resolved before receiving their benchmarking pay increases.

A DISPUTE which has delayed pay increases to almost 50,000 teachers could be far from resolution despite the matter being due for independent assessment next week.

THE teachers’ union in dispute with Education Minister Noel Dempsey over a new science course could find itself locked out when it is being decided if their stance warrants pay increases being stopped.

SECONDARY school teachers have ended a four-year dispute by voting to accept a 21% salary increase under the national pay deal.

The body set up to examine pay claims from the three teachers' unions has rejected their demands and told them to seek the rises under the benchmarking process.