News & Events

 

‘Money should be diverted from FAS to VECs’ – TUI

(15 Sep 2009)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) today recommended that a significant proportion of training and education places administered by FAS be subsumed by the Department of Education and Science in the future.


Students should be proud of their achievements today

(09 Sep 2009)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has urged all students who receive their Junior Certificate results today to stay on and complete their Leaving Certificate.


Reality much worse than ‘old’ OECD report suggests – TUI

(08 Sep 2009)
 Today’s OECD Education At A Glance report shows that only Turkey and the Slovak Republic spend less of a percentage of GDP on education. TUI claims that the situation is now certainly worse since data was collected.


Four teacher unions prepare for challenges ahead

(08 Sep 2009)
 The Presidents and General Secretaries of the four teacher unions (ASTI, IFUT, INTO and TUI) met today to prepare a strategy against further attacks on the education system in the coming months.


30,000 potential students miss out on PLC place - TUI

(02 Sep 2009)
 Colleges should be given the resources to accommodate more students as a matter of urgency.


TUI not instructing teachers to walk out of classes

(28 Aug 2009)
 The TUI is extremely concerned at sensationalist headlines which portray the Union’s reissue of a thirty year old policy in relation to class size as being an instruction to teachers to walk out of classes.


‘Timetabling for next year proving very difficult’ – Principals

(26 Aug 2009)
 A principals’ association has warned of severe difficulties in the running of schools ahead of the start of the school year.


Information on Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (Swine Flu)

(21 Aug 2009)
 Latest information from the Department of Education and Science.


Future students must have same Leaving Cert service – TUI

(12 Aug 2009)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) today offered its congratulations to students who received their Leaving Certificate results, and warned that those taking the examination in futures years will be at a severe disadvantage if further cutbacks are introduced.


TUI responds to Department’s criticism

(07 Aug 2009)
 TUI today responded to criticism by the Department of Education and Science that the union was being 'alarmist'.


Teacher union demands clarification on new figures

(06 Aug 2009)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) today sought urgent clarification on teacher number figures on the Department of Education and Science website.


TUI warns against ‘ghettoisation’ effect of language cuts

(21 Jul 2009)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has warned that the Bord Snip proposal to cut one thousand language support teachers would be disastrous for the prospects of minority ethnic children.


‘Destroying economic engine for want of a few drops of oil’

(17 Jul 2009)
 McCarthy Report fails to understand crucial role of third level education


Bord Snip recommendations would destroy education system – TUI

(16 Jul 2009)
 “The attacks outlined in this report would represent an educational disaster and light a short fuse on a social timebomb."


ESRI pay cut recommendation ‘ludicrous’ – TUI

(15 Jul 2009)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has said that public sector pay and conditions cannot be used as a punching bag as the country works towards economic recovery.



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