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<p>With one in four students now supported through the Deis programme, the new research makes a strong case for increased, targeted measures to address education inequalities. Stock picture: PA</p>

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Teachers fear poor facilities, class sizes, and stigma are holding back Deis schools

While 62% of teachers in TUI/Tasc survey highlight positive impacts of Deis, many also point to issues from poor classroom facilities to a lack of transparency in resource allocation

<p>ASTI members protesting outside Coláiste Éamann Rís, Deerpark, Cork, on Tuesday were joined by My Canine Companion dog Kora. Teachers nationwide rallied at their schools to call for a pause to proposed changes to the senior cycle. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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Watch: Teachers rally at schools nationwide to protest Leaving Cert changes

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Tour operator TUI confirms guidance after strong summer season

Extremist views widespread in England's classrooms, say teachers

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Students face reduced subject choice and larger classes amid teacher shortages

Deepfake AI generated images are of ‘significant concern’

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Deepfake AI generated images are of ‘significant concern’

'Why would teachers stay in Ireland to endure poverty and disrespect?'

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'Why would teachers stay in Ireland to endure poverty and disrespect?'

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Irish Examiner view: Florida plays politics with citizens’ lives

The Cabinet is expected on Tuesday to agree on a plan to offer a ‘catch-up’ vaccine to some 380,000 Irish people thought to be in danger of contracting and spreading the virus — a distinct and welcome difference from the stance being taken by the ...

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

Technological university staff protest over regional pay variations

Technological university staff protest over regional pay variations

Protests took place at campuses, including at Munster Technological University, over the non-adherence by the department in regard to a collective agreement

Tue, 20 Feb, 2024

Patras, Peloponnese, Greece - Holidaymakers board a TUI plane, airport Araxos GPA.
Patras, Peloponnes, Griechenland - Urlauber

Travel giant TUI posts surprise early winter profit amid Europe's holiday boom

Airlines are entering this year with robust outlooks as travel demand is expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels

Tue, 13 Feb, 2024

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Almost 80% of advertised teaching positions had no applications, survey finds

Almost a fifth of schools say they have been forced to drop subjects due to the recruitment and retention crisis in second-level education

Wed, 15 Nov, 2023

TUI backs Martin's call for shorter training but says more measures needed

TUI backs Martin's call for shorter training but says more measures needed

Call for Professional Master of Education to be cut to one year

Wed, 27 Sep, 2023

Calls for schools to be able to recruit on a full-time basis to address shortfall

Calls for schools to be able to recruit on a full-time basis to address shortfall

According to the TUI, a shortage of teachers in second-level schools is narrowing the range of subject options available to students

Wed, 23 Aug, 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

Patras, Peloponnese, Greece - Holidaymakers board a TUI plane, airport Araxos GPA.
Patras, Peloponnes, Griechenland - Urlauber

Travel giant TUI beats forecast with early summer quarter profit

Underlying earnings rose to €169m in the quarter to the end of June, TUI's first profitable early summer since the pandemic

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Q&A: What rights have I got if I'm on Rhodes or Corfu?

Q&A: What rights have I got if I'm on Rhodes or Corfu?

Greek authorities have yet to enforce travel restrictions

Mon, 24 Jul, 2023

Literacy tutors stage national protest over pay and working conditions

Literacy tutors stage national protest over pay and working conditions

Tutors picketed offices in Cork, Dublin, Drogheda, Clonmel, Mullingar and Wexford on Friday to highlight conditions which see them paid at an hourly rate, meaning many need to claim social welfare outside term times

Fri, 21 Apr, 2023

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Foley backs plan for teachers to mark own students' Leaving Cert papers

Speaking in advance of Education Minister Norma Foley’s arrival at the TUI conference in Cork, the TUI said it is 'a red line tissue'

Wed, 12 Apr, 2023

Reforming teacher training could see an extra 2,400 teachers in the system within a year

Reforming teacher training could see an extra 2,400 teachers in the system within a year

A TUI survey of almost 100 second-level schools found that 91% of schools were experiencing problems trying to recruit teachers.

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

Further education teachers 'left behind' despite Harris TikToks, says TUI president

Further education teachers 'left behind' despite Harris TikToks, says TUI president

Teachers hoped Further Education Minister Simon Harris was to be their 'knight in shining armour', but many promises remain unfulfilled, conference told

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

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TUI summer bookings add to signs travel industry is booming despite inflation

TUI chief executive Sebastian Ebel promised "new products, additional customers, and as a result, more market share and above-average growth".

Tue, 14 Feb, 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

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Housing crisis threatens education system, unions warn

The housing crisis threatens the education system, as schools and colleges struggle to recruit staff and homelessness remains a “far too familiar feature” in Irish education.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2022

Female entrepreneur drawing on whiteboard

Over 70% of schools received no response to ads for teachers

Awarding full-hours contracts would help alleviate recruitment and retention crisis, survey reveals

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

TUI stores closures

TUI winter bookings catching up to pre-pandemic levels

There is, however, a risk that the pent-up demand seen during the summer will not be matched as consumers tighten purse strings on non-essential expenditure

Tue, 20 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' careers in the balance over 'spurious' complaints, union warns

Teachers' careers in the balance over 'spurious' complaints, union warns

Some staff have been left waiting up to 18 months for complaints to be resolved

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

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'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

'Groundbreaking' contracts promised for technological university lecturers

'Groundbreaking' contracts promised for technological university lecturers

Simon Harris says TUs cannot be 'pumped-up institutes of technology' or 'watered-down traditional universities'

Tue, 19 Apr, 2022

Majority of teachers say they can't get mortgage approval on current salaries

Majority of teachers say they can't get mortgage approval on current salaries

Among teachers who rent, 98% said it would be either extremely difficult or difficult to secure new accommodation in the locality if they had to vacate their current arrangements

Tue, 19 Apr, 2022

TUI stores closures

Travel giant TUI reassures staff over sanctions on Russian billionaire shareholder

Alexey Mordashov is also the largest shareholder of Severstal, Russia’s fourth-biggest steelmaker, and has a fortune of over €22bn

Mon, 28 Feb, 2022

TUI stores closures

Holiday giant TUI confident of having strong summer despite mounting losses

It comes after Ryanair said it was hopeful of a strong summer recovery if no further setbacks occur

Tue, 08 Feb, 2022

Mid adult professor teaching a lecture from desktop PC at computer lab.

Waterford college staff working in ‘fearful atmosphere’

Staff at the Waterford College of Further Education have raised concerns with management over the direction the school is taking.

Tue, 23 Nov, 2021

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

Students in love with optional Shakespeare question on day two of the Leaving Cert

Students in love with optional Shakespeare question on day two of the Leaving Cert

As you like it: Teachers happy with revised English paper which they say rewarded students who had reflected on the texts

Thu, 10 Jun, 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

Application made to form technological university in South-East

Application made to form technological university in South-East

Simon Harris welcomes move by Carlow and Waterford institutes, but WIT staff oppose plans for the university

Fri, 30 Apr, 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

Education minister pledges 'further action' on second-level pay

Education minister pledges 'further action' on second-level pay

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

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

Third-level system places 'appalling' stress on young people, says minister

Third-level system places 'appalling' stress on young people, says minister

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

Tue, 06 Apr, 2021

Ofsted inspection report

Irish Examiner view: Please explain vaccine threat

Teachers in conference

Tue, 06 Apr, 2021

Tired student girl lying on the floor with books and gadgets

Students disengaging due to remote learning, teachers say

The research, conducted by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland, also found 76% of teachers believe remote learning had disproportionately affected students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Mon, 05 Apr, 2021

Happy pregnant women

Pregnant teachers want clarity on remote work after Easter

Union seeks guidance from Department of Education on whether provision allowing pregnant teachers to work remotely will remain in place after April 12

Tue, 30 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