Further education teachers 'left behind' despite Harris TikToks, says TUI president

Further Education Minister Simon Harris addressing the TUI conference at the Clayton Silversprings Hotel, Cork. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Further education teachers "feel they have been left behind" and "professionally disrespected" despite the "tweets and TikToks" of Further Education Minister Simon Harris, according to Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) president Liz Farrell.

When Mr Harris was appointed to his current job, he had been eagerly welcomed, she said — especially as he had acknowledged that further education has been described as “the Cinderella of the education system”.