Drumkeerin native appointed ASTI President
A Drumkeerin native has been appointed as the new President of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland. Geraldine O’Brien teaches Home Economics, Computing, CSPE and SPHE in St Joseph’s Community College, Kilkee and previously served as ASTI Vice President. Ms. O’Brien has also previously held the role of Vice…
ASTI General Secretary claims schools “are creaking at the seams”
Recruitment and retention problems means Irish schools are “creaking at the seams”. That’s according to ASTI General Secretary, and former Sligo secondary school teacher, Kieran Christie. The comments were made after new figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act found nearly 14 thousand people who weren’t registered with the…
Teacher unions call on government to reverse vaccination rollout decision
There is a lot of ‘nervousness and concern’ among teachers in the region over the revised vaccine rollout programme. That’s according to Brendan Greene of St. Clare’s Comprehensive school in Manorhamilton and north west representative of the Teachers Union of Ireland. Last week the government changed the vaccine plan to…
Leaving Cert solution must be found immediately
A north west school teacher and member of the ASTI has urged the teachers union and Department of Education to reach an agreement today on how to proceed with the running of this year’s leaving cert exams The ASTI yesterday claiimed a proposal to rely heavily on calculated grades…
ASTI and Department of Education look to resolve row over Leaving Cert
Leaving Cert students and their parents in the north west will be keeping a close eye on the latest round of talks that are due to take place today in relation to the running of this year’s leaving cert examinations. A fresh round of talks will take place…
ASTI’s Kieran Christie says schools concerned about Leaving Cert exams despite assurances
The written Leaving Cert exams will put ‘additional burdens’ on schools which are already stretched, according to a leading teacher’s union. 2,820 students plan to sit the exams next month, with concerns from the ASTI of what the Department of Education will do to facilitate them. The exams are taking…
Schools still getting to grips with Covid safety measures
A leading North West education official says some schools have still not put the necessary social distancing safety measures in place, according to the Teacher’s Union of Ireland. Representative bodies are before the Covid-19 Response Committee to discuss how the reopening of schools is going. They’re collectively calling…