Hopes that junior cert students won’t miss out on 10% of English grade
There are hopes that a week can be set aside later in the year to support junior cert students who are in danger of missing out on 10% of their English grade. Up to 35,000 students with many of those in the north west stand to lose out because of…
ASTI to wait and see as members prepare to vote on proposals
More serious industrial action could be on the way from teachers according to the ASTI’s north west representative. Rolling strikes and non-co-operation with school inspections are some of the measures being considered by the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland if members reject a fresh proposed settlement. The union is to…
ASTI hopeful of a resolution as school closures loom
The ASTI says school closures in the north west are the last thing teachers want next week. Neil Curran, ASTI spokesperson for the north west says equal pay for teachers is still dominating the ASTI talks but junior cert reform will also have to be part of any solution. Talks…
Uncertainty over whether schools can re-open next week
Uncertainty continues this morning over whether secondary schools throughout Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim with ASTI member teachers will reopen after the current mid-term break. Summerhill College in Sligo, the largest boys school in the region, informed parents last Friday evening that it would not be in a position to reopen.…
Richard Bruton has one week to find solution to ASTI dispute says TD Marc MacSharry
Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo Leitrim, Marc MacSharry, has said that the Minister for Education, Richard Bruton has one week to find an amicable solution to the ASTI dispute otherwise schools across the country will be forced to shut permanently. Deputy MacSharry was commenting on the issue as Summerhill College,…
North west teachers hope to be back in classroom after mid-term
ASTI member teachers in the north west hope to be back in the classroom for good following today’s industrial dispute action. 22 schools in the north west are closed today due to the ongoing ASTI dispute with the department of education over equal pay for new teachers. The ASTI has…
22 schools in region closed because of ASTI strike
Twenty-two schools throughout Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim are closed today because of the ASTI dispute with the Department of Education over equal pay for teachers and other issues. The ASTI has 751 member teachers in those schools. In Sligo, there are nine such schools with 281 members. In Donegal, there…