Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland

‘Harm’ of school closures on children outlined by Government rapporteur

South Dublin principal warns many schools may not be able to reopen due to Covid issues

Schools and childcare facilities to get €72 million in Covid grants

Teacher supply set to shrink further, school managers warn

Department believes ‘vast majority’ of staff will be vaccinated before schools restart

Teachers angry and dismayed at revision, but no threat to school reopening, ASTI says

You might have fairness on your side, but you get nowhere in this country without a lobby

Still unclear if planned reopening of special needs schools will go ahead on Thursday

Academic performance alone does not define a student’s secondary school education

Cabinet moves to delay reopening after 21 clusters reported during seven days

Teachers’ trade union repeats calls for rapid testing and contact tracing system for schools

Covid-19 committee to be told some teachers and SNAs being asked to reuse face masks

Members argue the union needs a strategy beyond resisting compromise at all costs

Critics claim the State is about to take a wrong turn on secondary school education

Some children could be at risk of losing 10% in their English exam due to a union dispute

Staffroom tensions simmer as different tactics drive a wedge between representatives

Union says first step in resolving dispute would be for Government to say they ‘believe in equal pay for equal work’

TUI adamant members will not carry out any duties usually done by ASTI colleagues

Secondary schools may close on health and safety grounds over teachers' dispute

Asti chief says teachers are being asked to ‘collude in the downgrading of education’

Up to 40,000 to lose 10% in English exam if they cannot take part in assessments

Strategy for bringing groups into Lansdowne Road deal and isolating ASTI has unravelled

Action could cause significant disruption in hundreds of schools later in the autumn

ASTI chief warns closures loom in September in escalating dispute over pay and conditions

GRA ‘disappointed’ at Government’s imposition of Fempi legislation on new recruits

Comments follow Asti rejection of proposals aimed at halting rows over Croke Park hours

Union calls emergency legislation on public pay ‘anti-democratic and anti-trade union’

Fianna Fáil leader tells Dáil serious issues are emerging on public service pay

Regulations permit State to take action where unions reject collective accord

Teachers, gardaí facing financial penalties while bus workers seek 30 per cent pay hike

‘Mass assessment’ system is neglecting crucial skills needed in modern world

Success owes as much to stamina as intellect

Government’s hand strengthened as ASTI now isolated on issue of Croke Park hours

Move set to open significant pay gap among secondary school teachers come autumn

Education minister warns of danger of being outside public service agreements

Bruton: No ‘obligatory’ charge and schools to be prohibited from charging enrolment fees

Department warns rejection could cost teachers €31,000 each over next four years

Decision by ASTI may lead to pay cuts and school closures

ASTI members protest against alleged Department of Education ‘interference’ in ballot