Second-level student teachers being 'exploited' over pay

The PME is an incredibly demanding and life-consuming course for two years.

The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) is to campaign for student second-level teachers to be paid for all the hours they work in schools during their second year of study.

A motion put forward by Dermot Brennan from the Carbery branch of the ASTI was carried with overwhelming support from the floor on Wednesday.