Irish National Teachers' Organisation

INTO seeks ‘substantial pay uplifts’ as it warns of need to ensure ‘industrial harmony’

INTO president to warn that a pay rise is needed to stabilise the public sector pay deal

4,000 Ukrainian children enrolled in schools with more expected over coming weeks

Teachers’ unions warn of strain on education system unless more supports made available

INTO agreement will see principals and deputies climb up allowance scale based school size

Irish people like it to be known that we are not overly impressed by fame

Campaigners say approach of offering therapy at school should be adopted across the State

Public health experts advise easing of Covid rules as teachers’ unions urge caution

Teachers’ union says infection prevention measures should stay in place until Easter

Jump in teacher absences of 55% as school managers warn ‘pandemic is not over’

Secondary school students currently have one of shortest academic years in Europe

School managers warn ‘pandemic is not over’ amid student and staff absences

Principal says reopening of school has gone more smoothly than many predicted

Department of Education says schools may use Covid-19 funding to supply higher grade masks to staff

‘Inevitable’ that more children will pick up virus, chief medical officer says

Public health officials advise ‘no rationale’ for keeping facilities shut beyond this week

Teachers alarmed at prospect of schools reopening without additional safety measures

Unions and school management bodies to meet Minister for Education today

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

INTO calls for faster response times to Covid outbreaks in schools during the new term

Aim is to reopen schools as planned in early January, Norma Foley says

‘We were expecting this, it’s not a surprise’, says school managements association secretary

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

Medical certificate required to certify children aged nine-plus are exempt from rules

Use of tests in primary schools should have been embraced earlier, say Opposition politicians

Children aged between five and 12 have the highest rate of Covid-19 of any age group

‘Schools are not as safe now as they were’, says deputy chief medical officer Ronan Glynn

Chief medical officer says ‘difficult advice’ may have to be given to the Government

Primary schools under intense pressure as virus and substitution-cover crisis take toll

Data shows 8,600 cases recorded in children aged five to 12 in the latest 14-day period

Teacher supply set to shrink further, school managers warn

Plans to resume face-to-face school events on hold due to high rates of Covid-19

Some children may be lagging behind but will grinds put pupils under unnecessary pressure?

Nphet will continue to monitor and update its advice regarding schools

Teachers’ union calls for contact tracing and antigen tests due to recent rise in cases

Varadkar suggests antigen tests could be used for school contacts as teachers seek changes

Any spare seats on bus services to be offered to students over coming weeks

Student grants to increase by €200 next year in first major change to scheme in a decade

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General secretary ‘thrilled’ to see significant fall in infection among schoolchildren