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Since last October, the TUI has repeatedly sought from the Department of Education the provision of Air Quality Meters and, where required, Room Air Cleaners.  The Department has now updated its Classroom Ventilation Guidelines which include these meters/cleaners.

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Following ballots of members of the WIT and Carlow IT branches, the Memorandum of Understanding between TUI and WIT management and IT Carlow management in relation to the Technological University of the South East Ireland (TUSEI) has been accepted. For information:   79% voted in favour of the memorandum in WIT branch 90% voted in favour of the memorandum in Carlow IT branch   

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CL30/2021 in relation to the application of the Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act, 2019, (as amended), to teachers issued today. Click here to download. 

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Following ballots of members of the Galway-Mayo IT, IT Sligo and Donegal Colleges branches of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI), the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to transition to the Connacht Ulster Alliance (CUA) Technological University has been accepted.

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The State Examinations Commissoin has published Guidance for School on the Conduct of State Certificate Examinations 2021. Click here to download.    As you are aware, the 2021 examinations will be conducted through the network of post-primary schools and other venues recognised by the State Examinations Commission (SEC) to hold the certificate examinations including:

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To honour the memory of Bernie Ruane, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has established the Bernie Ruane TUI Bursary.  One new bursary will be awarded each year to a student whose intention it is to pursue a career in post-primary teaching.  In recognition of Bernie’s service to the Shannon Branch of the TUI, in the first year of operation of the scheme the bursary will be awarded to an applicant who is currently a final year Leaving Certificate student of one of the schools in that Branch: 

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TUI expresses its continuing support for education unions and other human rights campaigners in Palestine, particularly today on the occasion of a general strike in opposition to aggressive policies that have led to loss of human life, hugely disproportionately affecting the Palestinian population.

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Further to the publication of the Guide for Schools on Providing Estimated Percentage Marks and the Leaving Certificate Applied 2021 - Guide for Schools on Providing Estimated Percentage Marks, instructional videos have been developed to support the process of providing estimated percentage marks.

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Click here for guidance that has issued from the State Examinations Commission in relation to the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme exam which will be held tomorrow.

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The following agreed communication is issued on behalf of the FET Stakeholders following an engagement yesterday, Wednesday 5th May:

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has welcomed today’s confirmation from the Department of Education and teachers who are pregnant and those in the ‘very high risk’ category should continue to work remotely for the remainder of the school year. 

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Click here to download the latest TUI News magazine, which contains a full review of Annual Congress 2021 and the findings of two surveys of TUI members around a range of current issues. The magazine will be posted to workplaces in hard copy next week. 

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2021 Accredited Grades Process – Guidance Documents / Próiseas na nGrád Creidiúnaithe 2021 – Doiciméid Treorach

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The Stakeholders working group met April 28th, 2021, to discuss planning for the next stage of the phased return for learners in FET settings. 

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