News

Following the confirmation by Government that face masks will no longer be a mandatory requirement in education settings from the end of the month, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has expressed its concern for those students, teachers and lecturers who are medically vulnerable in terms of COVID-19 or who have family members who are vulnerable.   

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The Pilot Voluntary Redeployment Scheme for 2022/23 will be available to permanent/CID teachers who are employed in Post Primary schools:

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Cornmarket has organised a webinar on health insurance & income continuance for TUI members.

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Publication of the 2022 Examinations Timetables

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A new Information Note on COVID-19 Special Leave with Pay for the public service, as directed by the Department of Expenditure and Public Reform (DPER), has issued. 

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) welcomes the certainty provided to students by today’s announcement in relation to the 2022 State Examinations. The TUI supports the modified Leaving Certificate examinations and assessments and confirmation that the Junior Certificate examinations will take place.  

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The latest TUI News includes international case studies that benefit from TUI's Global Development Fund, details of the Pink and Blue Power cancer screening campaign which will run again this year and a checklist of leave entitlements. 

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As you are aware, the TUI is holding a series of online training events for members throughout this school year.  Phase Two of the training will commence on Wednesday 2nd February.  

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TUI's next Pre-Retirement seminar will take place on Thursday 10th March 2022 (9.00am-4.30pm)

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) is calling for further changes to this year’s State Examinations to take account of the disruption to learning experienced by the class of 2022. The Union has already made clear its strong position that all State Examinations must take place this year. A new survey of members shows that 75% believe that the modifications to course content announced in August 2021 are not sufficient given the effects of the pandemic and that further changes to the papers are required.  

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TUI has teamed up with Cornmarket to roll out a potentially life-saving breast and prostate health assessment and education campaign, for the second time, to thousands of members of the TUI Income Continuance Plan.    

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Click here for some frequently asked questions on the re-opening of schools – January 2022. 

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In late December, in response to the acute staffing and substitution challenges that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Teaching Council approved the enactment of amendments to its 2016 Registration Regulations in order to allow for the registration of student teachers on concurrent programmes of accredited Initial Teacher Education who have completed two years of those programmes.

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All schools across the country are being asked to observe a minute’s silence at 11am on Tuesday, 18 January in memory of Ashling Murphy. We are encouraging schools to fall silent to remember a beloved primary school teacher, taken far too soon, and show our solidarity with her friends, family, colleagues and pupils as Ashling is laid to rest. 

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As you will be aware, the TUI made strong representation to the Department of Education both before and after Christmas in relation to the provision of FFP2 masks. The Department has this week issued correspondence confirming that schools may use their COVID-19 capitation funding to provide such masks. It has also provided a list of suppliers and product codes.  However, this will only be of value to school staff if the procurement process is fit for purpose and does not add to the already significant administrative workload in schools.  We will continue to raise these and other arising issues related to the safe operation of schools in our engagements with the Department of Education and public health representatives.   

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