Were the Teaching Council Elections truly Democratic?
The Teaching Council elections took place last week and I was happy to see that almost all of the primary candidates I would have voted for were elected in their respective regions. However, I did have a bit of a beef with the campaign running up to the election and the results demonstrated that they possibly […]
Two Line Tuesday: Budget Summary Special
The budget has reduced class sizes from 28:1 to 27:1, which will mean there will be more teachers hired from next September. The budget has not reversed any of the cuts to children with Special Educational Needs, English as an Additional Language, nor has it reversed any of the cuts to capitation grants or any […]
Budget 2012
There were a number of expectations in this year’s budget from everyone. Schools were told to expect class size increases of up to 3, which would have given us the accolade of having the biggest class sizes in Europe. We also expected further cuts to allowances such as yard supervision, promotions, etc. Furthermore, we were […]
Protest – Wednesday 29th October, 6:30pm, Leinster House
Due to the government’s baffling idea that it would be a good thing to punish schoolchildren in this year’s budget, a protest has been arranged by the INTO at 6:30pm next Wednesday. The protest coincides with a motion that has been proposed by the Labour Party to reverse the cuts made in the budget affecting […]
Would you let this man be in charge of your child's education?
I’ve had a few days to calm myself down about the budget so I could write coherently about the mess that we’ve been put into. Everyone is incredibly angry and rightly so; in fact, just looking at the picture on the left fills me with rage. The man on the left is responsible for the […]