Agreement expected on teacher supervision deal

A BREAKTHROUGH in talks between teachers and the Department of Education on payment for supervision and substitution is expected in the next few days, union sources said yesterday.

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) and the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) have been signed up for the deal since the summer, but negotiations on how to make the payment pensionable have failed to bring agreement with the department.

Now, mediation by Labour Relations Commission official Tom Pomphrett between the parties could provide the incentive for Association of Secondary School Teachers of Ireland (ASTI) members to also agree to the deal.