Association Of Secondary Teachers

A plan to hold a second set of Leaving Cert exams for students affected by coronavirus is under consideration by education authorities. The move woul(...)

Students could get Leaving Cert points for completing accredited work experience or apprenticeships while still in school under draft plans being exam(...)

Not so long ago there were siren voices warning that schools could become vectors of coronavirus infection when they reopened. But, two months on, la(...)

Teachers with underlying health issues, who are worried about the risks of returning to teach children and young adults, need further reassurance that(...)

Teachers have clashed with school principals over staging “risky” assemblies of pupils and staff ahead of the reopening of schools for up to a million(...)

Teachers have cast doubt over whether schools will be able to reopen next month. The Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (Asti) said it has a (...)

The Government’s plans to reopen the State’s schools will be “massively complex” and demand constant vigilance for unexpected events, teachers have wa(...)

The Government has agreed a financial package to support schools reopening in late August worth over €375 million which includes more than 1,000 extra(...)

When public health guidelines for the safe reopening of schools were published this week, they worried Matt Melvin, principal of St Etchen’s National (...)

The Government is concerned over its exposure to legal action by students who may miss out on college places following its decision to replace the Lea(...)