Teacher unions to be consulted on solving recruitment problems

Teacher unions will be consulted by a steering group examining ways to deal with the problems schools face in recruiting teachers, the Department of Education has promised.

Teacher unions to be consulted on solving recruitment problems

It was responding to criticism this week from the Irish National Teachers’ Union (INTO) that its requests to meet the steering group established by Education Minister Richard Bruton have been ignored.

The department told the Irish Examiner that the group, chaired by department secretary general Seán Ó Foghlú, has met three times.

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