Press Releases

Suspension of career breaks would make teaching profession less attractive – TUI outlines concrete measures required to tackle teacher recruitment and retention crisis

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Following a consultative forum on teacher supply today, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has said that it has little faith in the Department of Education’s commitment to tackling the teacher recruitment and retention crisis.  

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has congratulated students receiving their Junior Cycle results today, commending them for the resilience that they have displayed after the disruption to their studies due to the pandemic and the subsequent delay in receiving their results.    The Union has also warned that Senior Cycle reform must be educationally sound.  

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The findings of a new survey of almost 100 second level schools make clear the continuing, severe teacher recruitment and retention crisis across the sector. The poll was carried out in September and October by the Principal and Deputy Principals’ Association of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI).    

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The latest set of annual international OECD indicators – Education At A Glance 2022 – endorse the work and value of educators while illustrating the shameful failure at Government level to invest appropriately in education.  

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has congratulated those students from the class of 2022 receiving their results today, highlighting the wide breadth of options open to school-leavers.    

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has warned that a severe teacher recruitment and retention problem in schools is being exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis. For a number of years, the Union has highlighted the acute negative effect that pay discrimination has had on both the attractiveness of and morale within the profession.  

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Liz Farrell began her term as President of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) this month, taking over the role from Martin Marjoram.  A teacher of English and History in Coláiste Eoin, Hacketstown, Co Carlow, she has been a TUI activist throughout her career.   

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI), which represents 20,500 teachers and lecturers in second level, adult/further education and at third level, has wished all students the best of luck ahead of the 2022 State examinations.

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI), which represents 4,500 third level academic staff among its 20,000 membership, has said that any measures to alleviate the huge financial burden of higher education on students and their families must be implemented as a matter of urgency.   

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The findings of a new survey of over 1,200 Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) members highlight the continuing negative effects of pay discrimination on the profession, the need for increased investment to assist those students who lost out due to COVID-19 and how bureaucracy deflects from teaching. TUI has stated that the money to resolve conclusively the scandal of pay discrimination – affecting those appointed since 2011 – has been donated by Post-Primary teachers forgoing a 1% pay increase and that any further delays in ending this scandal are completely unacceptable.

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Responding to today’s publication of the Senior Cycle Review Advisory Report, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has said that there is a lack of realisation of the capability of the system to deliver Senior Cycle reform given the teacher recruitment and retention crisis and the shameful underinvestment in education over many years.

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