TUI concern over teacher mentoring scheme

A pilot programme for the induction of teachers must be adequately resourced if it is to be brought in nationwide, a union has warned.

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland Annual Congress, held in Cork, heard threats of industrial action unless members’ demands about the Teaching Council’s Droichead programme are met.

Originally an induction and probation programme, Droichead was established to formalise the mentoring of newly qualified teachers by their colleagues.