Row threatens to derail Government plans to provide clarity to students next week

Tánaiste says special education likely to be followed by primary, exam years and others

Talks on contingency plans for Leaving Certificate exams set to intensify this week

Union leader says it is ‘scandalous’ pay inequality would persist despite past 10 months

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

‘There’s no point in protecting us from Covid if we all end up getting pneumonia’

Secondary teachers’ union wants faster Covid-19 testing and tracing turnaround

Teachers’ unions raise concerns about safety of schools and ‘shambolic’ testing system

Teachers’ unions feared details would damage student relationships

‘High risk’ teachers anxious about returning to classrooms, Covid-19 committee hears

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

ASTI directs members not to take part in any large gatherings of students and staff

All staff and students using school transport service must wear face covering

‘It is doubtful this capital works package will be enough to meet the enormous challenges’

Major financial package includes money for new layouts, cleaning and substitute cover

Principal says flexibility on physical distancing rules crucial if school to reopen to all

INTO says one-metre distancing will pose challenge, especially with ‘super-size’ classes.

Guidance calls for physical distancing of one metre between students in most cases

Minister wants schools opened fully in September using ‘class bubbles’

TUI says it cannot rule out more strikes over two-tier pay dispute

Teachers seeking reversal of cuts made to their allowances on foot of deal with military

Department of Education circular confirms 5% restoration of school capitation fees

Teachers estimated to have lost between €1,000 and €3,000 following pay freeze

ASTI proposes review of public service accord ‘to ensure fair distribution of benefits’

Minister says teachers have lost €15m in payments - as much as €2,000 per teacher - over strike

Changes introduced in 2013 aimed at saving Government billions over coming decades

Union says lack of training and large classes are key challenges to inclusive education

ASTI wants redress arising from penalties imposed after strike two years ago

Delegates fear reforms will repeat the ‘dumbing down’ of junior cycle

Union says students deserve qualified teachers

Ireland has second highest completion rate for boys at upper-second level, report finds

ASTI head voices extreme disappointment over provisions for new entrants

Department tells union ‘boat has sailed’ over retrospective pay worth some €3,000 per teacher

Schools are less likely to be closed indefinitely if union resumes industrial action

Failure to end dispute over pay for new teachers could ‘derail’ State exams, FF warns

Government and ASTI are at loggerheads over who is to blame for school closures

Union’s move to have teachers display anti-reform materials in school ‘inappropriate’

Up to 40,000 students may lose 10% in English exams as a result of dispute

Garda sergeants and inspectors to hold second day of action Friday

Expenditure per student down 7% since 2008 while figure rose 8% across OECD over period