ASTI: Teacher shortage crisis 'at its worst' and undermining education

An ASTI survey carried out earlier this year found that three-quarters of school leaders had received no applications for an advertised teaching post in the 2022/23 school year. File picture: Larry Cummins

The new President of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) has said the teacher shortage crisis must be addressed as a matter of urgency saying it is now “at its worst”.

Geraldine O’Brien, a second-level teacher at St Joseph’s Community College in Kilkee, Co. Clare said the crisis is undermining students’ education and that the Government “must get real” about addressing factors which make teaching in Ireland unattractive.