Study: Poor rate of training for secondary teachers

IRISH second-level teachers receive less than half the amount of ongoing training as those in 22 other developed countries, an international study has revealed.

The report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found that 90% of Irish teachers had taken part in professional development in the 18 months before being surveyed, similar to the average rate among those in all other countries.

But the six days of training compared poorly with an average of 15 days in the entire study group.