More than 600 teaching posts remain vacant ahead of new school term

The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland said it was consistent that hundreds of teaching posts remain unfilled in mid-August each year, despite schools having worked 'relentlessly' to try and put a full complement of teaching staff in place.

More than 600 teaching posts remain vacant ahead of the new school term, as unions warn the recruitment and retention crisis in schools continues unabated due to ineffective Government action.

A week before many second-level schools are due to reopen around the country, 284 unfilled second-level teaching posts in subjects like English, biology, and maths are still being advertised.