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Schools and community rally round bereaved students as Clonmel grieves
Schools and community rally round bereaved students as Clonmel grieves
Ahead of today's vigil, school principals and chaplain honour the memory of Zoey Coffey, Nicole Murphy, Grace McSweeney, and Luke McSweeney

Sun, 27 Aug, 2023

Teacher's pay
It is an understatement to say teacher supply crisis requires urgent attention
In some cases, students have found courses they had commenced in junior and senior cycle cancelled midstream

Mon, 21 Aug, 2023

Rear view of high school students attending a class.
More than 1,000 retired teachers subbed last year
In addition, 130 Ukrainian teachers have registered to teach in Ireland to date

Fri, 18 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

Extremist views widespread in England’s classrooms, say teachers
Autistic teachers 'masking' who they are throughout their career 
Study found autistic teachers were hiding or concealing traits typically associated with autism to fit in with their colleagues at personal cost to themselves

Mon, 14 Aug, 2023

Catholic schools in Australia hope to tempt Irish teachers with salaries of up to €72,000
Catholic schools in Australia hope to tempt Irish teachers with salaries of up to €72,000
Run by the Dioceses of Ballarat and Sandhurst, the project is offering to pay teachers' visa sponsorship fees, and reimburse flights, at a cost of up to €3,000

Wed, 19 Apr, 2023

INTO votes to restore leaders' pay
INTO votes to restore leaders' pay
Following private business at the first day of its annual congress, INTO delegates voted to restore the salaries of its general secretary and deputy secretary general

Tue, 11 Apr, 2023

'Substantial increases' to public sector pay needed to retain and recruit teachers in Ireland 
'Substantial increases' to public sector pay needed to retain and recruit teachers in Ireland 
The current public service pay agreement, Building Momentum, expires at the end of 2023. Talks on a successor agreement are expected to take place in the coming months

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

School buildings at risk of collapse
Nearly half of secondary schools cannot fill teaching roles, says union
The research found that three-quarters of school leaders reported receiving no applications for vacant teaching posts in the current school year

Tue, 04 Apr, 2023

Green Party chairwoman hits out at TĂĄnaiste's 'ignorant' homeschooling remarks
Green Party chairwoman hits out at TĂĄnaiste's 'ignorant' homeschooling remarks
Pauline O’Reilly says she has been contacted by many upset young people after Micheál Martin said he is “not a fan” of homeschooling as it leads to problems with socialisation

Sun, 19 Mar, 2023

Female entrepreneur drawing on whiteboard
Leo Varadkar: No proposal to suspend career breaks for teachers
His comments appeared to undermine stated briefings from Education Minister Norma Foley earlier this week to that effect.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2022

Irish Examiner View: We need to learn lessons
Irish Examiner View: We need to learn lessons
Teacher shortfall

Thu, 27 Oct, 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

Teachers' pay
Public service pay talks to resume amid strike threat
Multiple unions calling for ballots on industrial action unless acceptable pay deals are struck

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Female entrepreneur drawing on whiteboard
Cost-of-living crisis is worsening 'dire teacher shortage', says TUI
A Teachers’ Union of Ireland survey this year found that 65% of teachers appointed after 2011 did not get an initial contract of full hours.

Tue, 23 Aug, 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

Female entrepreneur drawing on whiteboard
€55m overrun down to extra spending on substitute teachers
More money than expected was also spent on school transport

Thu, 09 Jun, 2022

Female entrepreneur drawing on whiteboard
Study to examine sexual harassment of students by teachers
The study by staff at NUI Galway is believed to be the first of its kind outside the United States

Tue, 03 May, 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

Young Girl Student Thinking While Sitting in School Desk
Call to make dyslexia training mandatory for student teachers
Three students in every classroom, on average, are affected by dyslexia — and yet teachers are not receiving adequate training on it, says Fine Gael senator Tim Lombard.

Sun, 03 Apr, 2022

Ofsted inspection report
Teacher who falsified qualifications 'got caught up in terrible web of lies' 
Teacher admitted he had submitted fraudulent certificates to the Teaching Council in the summer of 2020 and falsely claimed that he had completed a teaching induction programme

Sat, 02 Apr, 2022

Leaving Certificate results
Teachers oppose assessment of own students under Leaving Cert overhaul 
A move to 40% of final mark based on continuous assessment, the sitting of some exams in fifth year and the introduction of two new subjects are among the radical changes planned for the Leaving Certificate.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2022

Primary school stock
Half of teachers have seen colleagues bullied, survey shows
A new study published from the Anti-Bullying Centre at Dublin City University suggests the education sector has high levels of workplace bullying

Tue, 01 Feb, 2022

School stock
Northern Ireland teaching regulator to be dissolved over systemic failings
The move came after an independent review of the GTCNI identified systemic failures and a breakdown of working relationships within the organisation

Mon, 13 Dec, 2021

Jennifer Horgan: Teachers are not your children's friends. They are far more than that
Irish Teacher: Asking children to wear masks isn't abuse — they are learning to care about their communities
Jennifer Horgan says there's enough real child abuse out there, stop framing mask-wearing as something to be angry about

Thu, 09 Dec, 2021

Payslip
Department looks to end €1.7m expense of sending paper payslips to teachers
The department has previously acknowledged that the system needs to change “as a matter of urgency”.

Fri, 26 Nov, 2021

Free school antigen tests for SNAs and teachers
Free school antigen tests for SNAs and teachers
Parents may also request antigen tests to be posted to them if their child is in the relevant ‘pod’ in that class where a positive PCR result is confirmed.

Thu, 25 Nov, 2021

Coronavirus - Sun May 3, 2020
Covid in schools: 'What we are in now is an absolute emergency'
Given the current daily case numbers, and the introduction of the five-day rule for household contacts, the likelihood is that there will be more classes sent home as schools struggle to source cover for teachers who are sick or isolating

Fri, 19 Nov, 2021

Irish Teacher: This is why The Department of Education is a bully
Irish Teacher: This is why The Department of Education is a bully
This is a story of a deaf boy who is being bullied. It’s also the story of a father who is not afraid to stand up to the bullies. Andrew Geary, a Garda sergeant of 24 years, confides that he nearly died in service nine years ago but rushed to put his uniform back on to serve his country and all its citizens. Now we need to serve his son, writes Jennifer Horgan.

Thu, 04 Nov, 2021

Louise O'Neill: Teaching is a vocation, not everyone can do it
Louise O'Neill: Teaching is a vocation, not everyone can do it
If there’s any teacher you wish you could have thanked all those years ago, now is your opportunity to do so.

Sat, 09 Oct, 2021

School stock
Teachers 'not asking for a pandemic payment'
INTO says teachers not looking for 'temporary, personal financial reward but rather long-term financial investment in our primary and special schools'

Fri, 01 Oct, 2021

Young people with face masks back at work or school in office after lockdown.
Q&A: What's being reopened, when, and how?
Irish people's overwhelmingly positive response to the vaccine rollout unperins today's Government reopening announcement

Tue, 31 Aug, 2021

Technology Stock - Social Media
One in four teachers does not know if school has social media policy
The survey of almost 5,000 teachers revealed that 39% of principals and deputy principals and 27% of teachers worked in schools where no policy on social media use by teachers existed

Wed, 18 Aug, 2021

Children in schools
Teachers lose compensation claim for staff returning from secondment
Claims for compensation for teachers returning from secondment, which the Department of Education estimated could cost up to €1.5m a year, have been rejected by an independent arbitration body

Wed, 04 Aug, 2021

Free School plans
Migrant teachers face barriers in registering for jobs in Ireland
Between 2009 and 2014, less than 1% of new primary school teacher registrations were of teachers with qualifications from outside Ireland or the UK

Sat, 31 Jul, 2021

Female entrepreneur drawing on whiteboard
Third of student teachers have financial difficulties
The findings are based on the experiences of 391 second-level student teachers

Mon, 05 Jul, 2021

Lucy Kennedy: 'The greatest challenge I’ve ever faced was giving birth'
Lucy Kennedy: 'The greatest challenge I’ve ever faced was giving birth'
The presenter and mum of three on making friends, an interest in psychotherapy, and never overplucking your eyebrows

Sat, 26 Jun, 2021

Tuesday TV Tips: Teachers being trained to use guns and deal with armed attacks
Tuesday TV Tips: Teachers being trained to use guns and deal with armed attacks
— plus six nude contestants gradually reveal their bodies in a bid to win a date on Naked Attraction

Tue, 13 Apr, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Teachers deserve the vaccine and our support
Letters to the Editor: Teachers deserve the vaccine and our support
I do feel for the teachers along with gardaĂ­, shop workers, transport, and other frontline workers

Tue, 13 Apr, 2021

Secret Teacher: 'This is why teachers should strike if they are not prioritised for vaccinations'
Secret Teacher: 'This is why teachers should strike if they are not prioritised for vaccinations'
All three teachers’ unions have voted in favour of industrial action if teachers are not prioritised for vaccinations. Not before the elderly or the vulnerable, but before people with far less exposure to the virus

Wed, 07 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

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

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

FILE PHOTO Cabinet will hear from Minister for Education Norma Foley this morning, on the negotiations with the INTO and ASTI re
Education Minister lobbies to move teachers up the vaccination list
Norma Foley said she has made representations to the Department of Health about getting teachers vaccinated sooner.

Wed, 03 Mar, 2021

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