Junior cycle education staff hired before union vote

Extra staff to design and deliver teacher training for the revised junior cycle are being recruited before unions vote on whether to adopt the changes.

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.

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