New ASTI chief may be in place for convention

IT remains unclear if the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) will have a new general secretary ahead of its annual convention at the end of March.

The union has appointed a recruitment firm to shortlist candidates who applied for the post up to the deadline 10 days ago. ASTI president Susie Hall is unaware of how many people have applied but expects a strong field for the interview.

“The officers of the union and a number of central executive members will be given the shortlist and I’m sure we’ll have a number of high calibre candidates,” she said.