Junior cycle education staff hired before union vote

The Department of Education’s Junior Cycle for Teachers service has advertised for a teacher to work full time as leader of the team developing continuous professional development for business studies. It is also seeking part-time associates to help schools plan implem-entation of new assessment methods and other reforms.
The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (Asti) and Teachers’ Union of Ireland remain on industrial action that includes a ban on members attending continuous professional development on the junior cycle changes.