Teachers at schools in disadvantaged areas rate educational facilities as 'very poor'

Education minister Helen McEntee addressed Deis in her speech to the TUI conference, stating her intention to 'implement a new plan to tackled educational disadvantage' in 2025. Picture: Patrick Browne

Nearly four times as many teachers at schools in disadvantaged areas say their educational facilities are “very poor” compared with educators in non-disadvantaged institutions.

A survey of teachers on the benefits and drawbacks of Deis schools — those in receipt of additional funding as a means of counteracting their material disadvantages — found they believe those institutions are seen as “non-academic” or inferior, a situation which leads to difficulties recruiting teachers due to the perceived associated stigma.