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Deirdre MacDonald, of the Wexford Tony Boland branch, proposing the motion, said everyone has heard so much about wellbeing during the pandemic but action is needed. She said finding time to get to know students, their personalities, talents, difficulties, and learning styles is directly linked to class size. The issue could be addressed by reducing class size in line with international best practice, she added. “This would give real meaning to what has to date only been trite words on wellbeing and welfare from the Department of Education,” she said. English and religious education teach...

He said he has experienced long periods of ill-health since catching the virus. “It’s turned my life upside down. I dare any member of the public, or the Cabinet or Nphet or NIAC to go into a school, follow a secondary teacher around for one day. “I teach 165 teenagers every single day. If you were inside in a classroom with 25 or 30 big 18-years-old, you’d be calling for vaccination too. The consequences here are too great for people.” He said there are around 37,000 secondary school teachers practicing in Ireland. “If you’re talking about vaccinating 250,000 a week, how long w...

Change to vaccine rollout schedule 'not a value judgment' on teachers - Foley The INTO, ASTI, and TUI have agreed to put forward a shared emergency motion, however, the exact wording will not be available until tomorrow. The three teaching unions are due to bring a shared, emergency motion to delegates tomorrow, demanding vaccine prioritisation for teachers. Tue, 06 Apr, 2021 - 15:21 Jess Casey, Shauna Bowers and Nicole Glennon Scroll down for: ASTI adopts maximum class size of 24 policy Harris - Funding for higher education 'ducked and dodged' for too long  Motion on future Lea...

'Heartening' to see students signing up to sit exams Updated / Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021 17:50 The President of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland has said it is heartening to hear that many students have signed up to sit Leaving Certificate exams so far. Speaking at the ASTI Annual Convention Ann Piggott said her union are glad that a Leaving Cert is being held with second components.  She said they had continually asked for adaptations to exam papers to offer choice and reduce strain, stress, anxiety and workload for students in the Leaving Cert this year. The changes made are ...