Press Releases

At a special meeting this morning, the Executive Committee of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) voted unanimously to ballot its members at third level for industrial action, up to and including strike action, over non-adherence by management to a collective agreement concerning the establishment of Technological Universities.

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has said that Irish teachers returning from jurisdictions such as Dubai and Australia must be awarded full incremental credit for their service abroad if they are to choose to stay in the profession. 

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has said that Irish teachers returning from jurisdictions such as Dubai and Australia must be awarded full incremental credit for their service abroad if they are to choose to stay in the profession. 

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) welcomes the €17m investment in apprenticeship education announced by Minister Simon Harris today.  

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Student scores ‘significantly above OECD average’ in Maths, Science and Reading  

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The TUI and the ASTI welcome and endorse recent calls from the Irish Second Level Students Union (ISSU) and Irish language subject association An Gréasán seeking that oral examinations should revert to term time rather than continuing to take place during the Easter break.  

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The teacher recruitment and retention crisis in Irish second level schools is worsening, according to the findings of a new survey carried out in over 100 schools by the Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Association of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI).   TUI is calling for immediate action to ensure that schools can continue to put teachers in front of classes and that students have access to the full breadth of subjects. Secure jobs of full hours and career progression opportunities are essential to tackle the crisis.     The survey of principals and deputy principals in 104 second level schools was carried out in September and October this year and represents a strong sample of the sector’s approximately 730 schools.   

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) congratulates all students receiving their Junior Cycle results today.   

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Ahead of next week’s Budget, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has called for targeted investment to maintain the quality of the education service to students.  

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) is calling for Government to boost quality apprenticeships in Ireland through appropriate funding, support and information campaigns.  

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has welcomed the Tánaiste’s comments today in relation to the halving of the Professional Master of Education (PME). The TUI has consistently called for this measure as teaching is becoming a profession that is unaffordable to many.  

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Education Norma Foley that plans for teachers to assess their own students for state certification purposes will now be shelved.  Speaking this morning, TUI General Secretary Michael Gillespie said: ‘We welcome this morning’s news. 

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The latest annual education indicators from the OECD – Education At A Glance 2023 – once again highlight the abject failure at Government level to invest appropriately in education.

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has congratulated students receiving their Leaving Certificate results today, highlighting the wide breadth of options open to school-leavers.      

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