ASTI dispute Q&A

The question has arisen during the current ASTI dispute as to whether supervising students outside of class times is the duty of a second-level teacher. Ahead of the union’s proposed withdrawal from such work next week, the issues involved are examined by Niall Murray.
ASTI dispute Q&A

What does the ASTI say on this question?

In an interview last week, ASTI president Ed Byrne said supervision and substitution are not part of a teacher’s core duties. “I’m not a yard-minder, I’m a schoolteacher. It’s not my job, that’s my lunchtime.”

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