Research published by the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation found that in a predominately female workplace, many teachers are experiencing menopausal transition

Speaking in advance of Education Minister Norma Foley’s arrival at the TUI conference in Cork, the TUI said it is 'a red line tissue'

A TUI survey of almost 100 second-level schools found that 91% of schools were experiencing problems trying to recruit teachers.

I’ve always been at odds with the secondary teacher unions over their refusal to assess students for State exams — we’re the teachers and assessing students is what we do

INTO general secretary John Boyle said: 'Thousands of teachers tell us that the only way they can move out of their parent’s homes is to emigrate'

Teachers hoped Further Education Minister Simon Harris was to be their 'knight in shining armour', but many promises remain unfulfilled, conference told

The average class size in Ireland remains above the EU and OECD average

Michael Gillespie has accused the Government of 'not paying the piper but wanting the tune played better'

During the last recession, 4,000 posts of responsibility were cut from primary schools

Following private business at the first day of its annual congress, INTO delegates voted to restore the salaries of its general secretary and deputy secretary general

A TUI highlights a range of issues when it comes to teacher recruitment and retention, as well as bureaucratic 'overload'

The president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Kevin Callinan, also said poorly resourced public services and inadequate infrastructure are holding back the potential of the Irish economy

With covid concerns now largely in the rear-view mirror, teachers' union conferences are set to discuss more traditional concerns such as class sizes, pay, vacancies, and lack of substitute cover.

National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals is today asking how school heads' ability to do their jobs is undermined by the admin work they also have to do

Many primary school principals are struggling to keep up with the increasingly complex demands of the job, and many report suffering from burnout, stress, and depressive symptoms.

Some staff have been left waiting up to 18 months for complaints to be resolved

One delegate at the INTO Congress said that she feels she has 'no choice' but to be contactable from 6.30am to 11pm

The country’s largest second-level teachers union has voted to refuse to engage in any discussions on the Leaving Cert reforms until a “full, open and transparent” study of the Junior Cycle has been conducted.

With almost 90% of Irish schools under Catholic patronage, it creates issues for teachers whose beliefs and sexuality do not align with Catholic values, INTO Congress heard

Teachers at congress called for the assessment system for exams to be protected and that the 'already very demanding workload' will not be increased

ASTI to campaign for PME students to be paid for all the hours they work in schools during their second year

Second-level teachers call for legal protection for teachers who are psychologically impacted by online, homophobic, or sexist abuse from their students

The TUI annual congress hears school principals are swamped with the workload caused by the fallout from the pandemic and providing for the influx of Ukrainian students

ASTI and TUI members consider proposed reforms which would see teachers grading their own students

Simon Harris says TUs cannot be 'pumped-up institutes of technology' or 'watered-down traditional universities'

INTO conference hears that one in three pupils need more supports

The largest of the country’s second-level teachers union is to campaign for the introduction of a one-year “no frills” course to train post-primary teachers quickly to address current shortages.

INTO will 'fight tooth and nail' to get protect members from 'runaway prices'

Among teachers who rent, 98% said it would be either extremely difficult or difficult to secure new accommodation in the locality if they had to vacate their current arrangements

It comes amid calls from teaching unions for inflation-matching pay increases

ASTI president Eamon Dennehy said every worker in the country was aware that the cost of living had gone up by an enormous amount

ASTI delegates will also consider if the union should ballot its members on undertaking industrial action for a common pay scale for all teachers

The INTO Congress has heard calls for wage increases for teachers to ensure they 'are not taken for granted'

In 2009, a moratorium on promotion in schools was imposed, resulting in the loss of over 5,000 ‘posts of responsibility'

Leaving Cert reform and funding — along with the challenges presented by Covid, the cost of living, and war in Ukraine — will be on the agenda at this week's teachers' conferences

A Red C survey, carried out on behalf of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) last month, has found many second-level schools are struggling with teacher shortages

The pandemic has been 'very, very rough' on teenagers, behavioural scientistDr Pete Lunn tells school principals conference

The education minister said it is time to 'look at a variety of pathways for students' and remove the stress of a senior cycle which rests entirely on a final exam

Education Minister Norma Foley will discuss the experiences of the past year as well as the opportunity for senior cycle reform and digital strategies at the National Principals and Deputy Principals annual conference

Union says the Government should keep its word and vaccinate the education workforce as it had committed to

Teachers encouraged to register with 'Sub Seeker' and keep their availability up to date on a weekly basis

The three unions have agreed to ballot for industrial action if the Government does not re-prioritise them

I have put pen to paper to voice my opinion in regards getting the preventative jab for Covid a while back.

Whenever unions perceive a problem that may affect their members, they tend to signal industrial action all too early in the proceedings