Reformed Leaving Cert would allow too many opportunities to cheat using AI
Every step is already susceptible to AI intervention, from brainstorming ideas to generating a structure for each section, to writing the entire piece
ASTI
Leaving Cert English oral exam to be delayed for a year
Moves comes as teachers are balloted over whether to back changes or embark on industrial action in the autumn
Teachers are being bullied into accepting reforms that will damage education
Unethical use of AI is rampant and in danger of producing students whose degrees are essentially meaningless
The Irish Times view on Leaving Cert reforms: AI must be taken seriously
A thriving market has sprung up for software that makes detection impossible
Synge Street CBS teachers may take industrial action over Gaelcholáiste plan
School patron says school is facing ‘serious sustainability challenges’ due to declining enrolment
Teaching union urges members to back new Leaving Cert reform package
Changes due to roll out from September have sparked threats of industrial action
Teacher had to postpone having children due to restrictions on sick leave, ASTI conference told
Julianne Butler from Limerick used up sick leave provision which operates over a four-year cycle
Synge Street CBS board of management says it will ‘not proceed’ with move to Gaelcholáiste
Board says the change to planned move in 2026 is due to staff concerns
Teachers to protest next week in bid to delay Leaving Cert reform
ASTI and TUI say school day will not be disrupted by planned demonstrations
Leaving Cert students to get up to 50% of marks by creating video in new subject
Drama and film studies to be introduced to schools on ‘phased basis’ from 2025 onwards
Moves to address teacher shortages have failed ‘to make dent’ in problem, says ASTI
Most schools had vacancies last year, only one in five of those that advertised received applications - union survey
Teacher union members indicate high levels of support for proposed merger
Survey of ASTI and TUI members indicates overwhelming majority favour merger talks proceeding
Parents are regular offenders in social media bullying of teachers, survey finds
A fifth of teachers have been subject to online abuse, with students responsible in a majority of cases
A teacher on Budget 2024: ‘I am the squeezed middle. It helps, but not that much ’
Teacher Aideen Clarke estimates she will be better off by €10-€20 extra per week
ASTI general secretary’s inclusion on panel ‘unfair and unlawful’, Enoch Burke claims
Kieran Christie strongly denies Mr Burke’s claims, which are based on Mr Christie accepting law of land on gender recognition
Tributes paid following death of ASTI teachers’ union president
Miriam Duggan, a teacher at Rosmini Community School in Drumcondra, was elected ASTI president last year
Do teachers support a ‘Dublin allowance’ for colleagues facing higher costs?
Delegates at the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) and Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (Asti) conferences were asked if they agreed with the proposal
Pay increases key to addressing teacher supply crisis, says union head
Agreement at ASTI conference to campaign for abolition of classroom-based assessments in junior cycle
Teachers’ views on AI: Is artificial intelligence to be embraced or feared?
Is technology a threat to education? We asked INTO, ASTI and TUI members at their conferences - and ChatGPT
Is teaching still an attractive profession?
We asked delegates at teachers’ unions annual gatherings in Killarney, Cork and Wexford
Secondary school teachers say there is no rationale for moving English and Irish exams
ASTI members call for stronger teacher involvement in curriculum reforms
‘I don’t see any sign of things getting better’: Soaring rents and living costs take toll on teachers
As Easter conferences get under way, issues such as teacher supply look set to dominate
Teachers’ union to seek pay increases to tackle soaring inflation
INTO general secretary says pay award needed early in 2024 to make up for losses
‘It is an anxious, frustrating time’: Schools struggle to find qualified teachers for vacant posts
As teachers’ conferences get under way, supply, retention and pay rates look set to dominate
Schools to be allowed to share teachers to help alleviate shortages
Survey shows almost half of secondary schools do not have enough teachers
Unfilled teaching posts in almost half of second-level schools, survey finds
About 80% of principals said they had employed at least one unqualified teacher this school year
I feel burnt out after just four years of working as school principal. What can I do?
While there are supports out there, the growing number of roles and responsibilities involved in leading a school are increasingly unsustainable
More than 500 teachers and SNAs took leave after physical assaults in schools
Maximum leave for assault is three months at full pay but this can be extended in serious cases
Plan to move some Leaving Cert exams to fifth year from 2024 scrapped
Move sparked controversy among teachers who criticised it as ‘educationally unsound’
Concern among teacher unions over handling of Enoch Burke’s dismissal
Teacher entitled to appeal outcome of disciplinary hearing within 10 school days
Students oppose ‘inadequate’ plans to move Leaving Cert exams to fifth year
Norma Foley pledges to press ahead with reforms she says will ease pressure on students
Row over ‘unlawful’ protest outside school ahead of Minister for Education’s visit
ASTI members protest over school’s ‘refusal’ to allow maths teacher attend Teaching Council meetings
Ireland is worst in OECD for education spending as percentage of GDP, report finds
Ireland ranks among one of the top countries when it comes to teachers’ salaries, says report
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