A WARNING that failure to provide adequate language support teachers for ethnic minority students could lead to future social problems was given yesterday.

MORE than a quarter of teachers in post-primary, higher and further education have said they were aware of racist incidents over a one-month period, a pioneering Teacher’s Union of Ireland survey has found.

TEACHERS and lecturers should be allowed to work past the compulsory retirement age of 65 if they so wish, the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) has recommended.