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Teachers union backs new junior cycle reforms directive in ballot
- Irish News
- December 4, 2019, 21:42
The country’s biggest secondary teachers’ union is likely to direct its members to only only attend meetings relating to junior cycle reforms which ar(...)

Feeder Schools: the arguments around publishing progression data
- Education
- December 3, 2019, 00:00
“Misleading” and “unidimensional” or “hugely popular with parents” and “radical and left wing”? As ever, the publication of today’s feeder school lis(...)

Teachers who are members of TUI to stage one-day strike in February
- Irish News
- November 18, 2019, 13:47
Teachers are to stage a one-day strike in February in a significant escalation of the long-running campaign to end the two-tier pay system in schools.(...)

Retired teachers returning to work to ease recruitment crisis
- Education
- October 22, 2019, 02:38
The number of retired teachers returning to schools to help deal with teacher shortages rose by a fifth (21 per cent) last year to 1,626. Data releas(...)

ASTI to ballot over timing of teacher meetings during school day
- Education
- October 20, 2019, 00:00
The country’s biggest secondary teachers’ union is to ballot members over a directive which would require members to only attend meetings relating to (...)

Leaving Cert ‘should have greater focus’ on work experience
- Education
- October 16, 2019, 06:00
The Leaving Cert should have a more rigorous vocational focus and give real work-based experience to students, according to a review of senior cycle b(...)

ASTI warns against senior cycle reform until Junior Cycle changes are evaluated
- Education
- October 15, 2019, 16:44
Major curriculum change at senior cycle level should not take place until there is a comprehensive review of the impact of Junior Cycle changes, a tea(...)

Marks and Spencer in Ireland says it is ready for anything Brexit can throw at it
- Consumer
- October 7, 2019, 02:06
“Marks and Spencer has been refused permission to import delicatessen foods for sale at its Mary St department store in Dublin,” the short news report(...)

Defence Forces pay boost will not be extended across public service
- Irish News
- July 5, 2019, 01:00
Increases to allowances put in place to boost pay for Defence Forces personnel will not be extended to other groups of State employees, a development (...)

Three principals and 14 teachers on administrative leave with full pay
- Education
- June 17, 2019, 01:00
Three principals and 14 school teachers are currently on administrative leave with full pay while investigations are being carried out, the Department(...)