Schools still trying to recruit hundreds of teachers ahead of new school year

An ASTI/RED C survey published earlier this year found unfilled teaching vacancies in almost half of all second-level schools.

Hundreds of post-primary teaching posts remain unfilled on Monday ahead of the return to school this month, with 416 posts advertised on the education recruitment website educationposts.ie.

The post-primary teachers’ union the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) has warned that schools are under enormous strain due to the current teacher recruitment and retention crisis.