Delegations from the second-level teacher unions – the ASTI and the TUI – met with the Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan and representatives from the Minister’s Department on Wednesday to discuss proposed changes to the Junior Cycle.
The ASTI and TUI representatives reiterated teachers’ serious concerns about the proposals including the threat to national education standards, the capacity of schools to implement aspects of the proposals in the wake of five years of education cutbacks and the potential for the proposals to exacerbate inequality between schools and between students.
The teacher unions described the meeting as constructive and have agreed to further serious engagement on the issue with the Department of Education and Skills in the coming weeks.
Click here to download a letter sent to all second level workplace representatives and branch secretaries following the meeting.