Some schools yet to advertise for supervision staff

Hundreds of schools facing certain closure have yet to advertise for staff to cover teachers’ supervising duties, a fortnight before industrial action begins.

More than 370 voluntary secondary schools run by or for religious orders are those which will be hardest hit by the planned with- drawal from supervision and substitution duties by Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) members after the mid-term break on Monday, November 7.

However, while more than 100 schools in other sectors are listed as seeking applicants to be temporary supervisors on the Department of Education website, no voluntary secondary schools are listed.