Efforts being made to divert middle-management disaster
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Talks are taking place between the Departments of Education and Finance, in an effort to pre-empt an “inoperable” situation in schools in September. Read more » |
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Talks are taking place between the Departments of Education and Finance, in an effort to pre-empt an “inoperable” situation in schools in September. Read more » |
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Two teacher unions have directed members to refuse from March 8 to carry out duties of vacated middle-management posts that have not been filled. Read more » |
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Approval has been given for new Catholic schools in Drogheda and Galway under the patronage of Cardinal Sean Brady and Bishop Martin Drennan. Read more » |
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John White, general secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI), is to retire in Sept 2010 after six years as head of the union. Read more » |
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The presidents and general secretaries of the the four education unions - ASTI, IFUT, INTO and TUI - issued a joint statement on January 25: Read more » |
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While union leaders still insist that all options for industrial action are on the table, there seems to be no real appetite for all-out strikes. Read more » |
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In a statement issued today, INTO president Maire Ni Chuinneagain said schools should not allow children to be exploited by commercial companies. Read more » |
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The assessment process for new buildings would seem to be designed to keep schools on a waiting list for as long as possible, says INTO. Read more » |
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Addressing a public sector protest on December 12, Sheila Nunan told hundreds gathered outside Leinster House that social partnership was dead. Read more » |
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The student maintenance grant has been reduced by 5 percent, while those on Back to Education Allowance will no longer qualify for maintenance grant. Read more » |
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A new survey has revealed that the cost of processing college grants varies from €70 per applicant in Westmeath to €484 per applicant in N Tipperary. Read more » |
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Teacher unions are incensed at the €603m cut in spending on education next year, as part of the Government’s plan to stabilise the exchequer. Read more » |
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An accommodation on 12 days of unpaid leave across the public sector has been reached by Government and unions, Peter McLoone announced. Read more » |
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Teachers and lecturers across the country have voted in favour of strike action in protest at Government plans to cut €1.3 billion from their earnings. Read more » |
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A new education campaign, launched on Nov 3, brings together parents and teachers and calls for a target investment in education of 7 per cent of GDP. Read more » |
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60,000 educators who are members of the ASTI, INTO and TUI will be balloted on industrial action this week in response to threats to their pay. Read more » |
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The annual one-day conference of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) was held on April 25 in the Grand Canal Hotel, Dublin 4. Read more » |
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Delegates at the INTO conference were angry both on their own behalf and on behalf of their pupils, and they gave full vent to their outrage. Read more » |
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The ASTI was the only teacher union this Easter that opened its conference with no threat of industrial action on the table. Read more » |
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The incoming INTO president for 2009-10 is Máire Ní Chuinneagáin, a native of Corofin, Co Galway, and principal of Scoil Fhursa Modhscoil in Galway. Read more » |