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.

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.”