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.
The union has said that it will continue to engage in a meaningful, professional way with the review process in the hope that necessary clarifications will be brought forward.
The union has also stated that any changes to the current model must be educationally sound, must retain the public’s high level of trust and must not add to the workload of teachers.
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