Unions to consider junior cycle plan

Proposals that could bring an end to ongoing industrial action at schools over junior cycle reforms will be put to teacher union executives next Friday.

During six hours of talks yesterday, leaders of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) and Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) were provided with clarification of aspects of the proposed agreement put forward a week ago.

They were set out by Pauric Travers in relation to his compromise proposal, which unions had said last week had some elements they could not agree to. Further clarifications are likely to be issued in the coming days for ultimate decision next week.