The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has congratulated students on their Leaving Certificate results and advised them to consider continuing their education in areas that engage them most.

Sir, – Proposals to put in place courses or other mechanisms to convert primary teachers to second-level teachers (News, July 23rd) should not be allowed to distract from the root cause of the recruitment and retention crisis afflicting second-level schools across Ireland.

The campaign for pay equality for teachers and lecturers appointed since 2011 will remain the key campaign of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) until the issue is resolved, according to new President Seamus Lahart.

Further to recent discussions between the TUI and the Department of Education and Skills in relation to the resourcing of the Droichead programme, the Department made the proposal, as set out below, to the TUI.

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI), which represents 4,000 lecturers in Institutes of Technology across the country, has welcomed the official establishment of the country’s first technological university in Dublin but has warned that it must be underpinned by appropriate resourcing.