A TEACHER who was awarded the largest payout of €127,000 in an equality discrimination case will get €25,000 after accepting an apology from the school.

RULES for interviewing primary school job applicants may be reviewed after a record award to a female teacher for gender discrimination by her school.

A teacher asked a gender-based question during an interview at a Co Wicklow boys' school has been awarded over €127,000 by the Equality Tribunal, the single largest award in the its history.

A TEACHER who was asked if she thought it suitable to have a woman principal in a boys’ school has been awarded €127,000 by an equality officer.