Assessment of pupils ‘a red line issue’ ASTI conference is told
Delegates concerned that changes will break a that ‘has served us well’
Leaving Cert history: For the first time in history, history students had time
Students would have been happy with ‘broad and fair’ paper, say teachers
Junior Cert history: From ancient civilisation to Bertie Ahern
Broad sweep of topics but no place in paper for revolutions or age of exploration
Almost 119,000 students begin State exams today
Latest figures show cost of Leaving Cert and Junior Cert last year was €63 million
Teacher unions agree to put junior cycle plan to ballot
New ‘profile of achievement’ to be issued by schools rather than the state
Teacher unions may put junior cycle deal to ballot without endorsement
Union members express concern they are being given little time to analyse the deal
Thousands of teachers protest over Junior Cycle reform
Lunch demonstrations by ASTI and TUI mounted over objections to student assessment
Cog Notes: ASTI youth outflank militants
Two delegates from Fermoy branch make influential contribution at conference
Unions urge teachers to ‘hold firm’ on junior cycle reform
ASTI and TUI say they ‘want to resolve the dispute’ but only if conditions are met
Teachers turn deaf ear to Minister’s call for pay restraint
ASTI chief says union to seek restoration of common basic scale for all teachers
ASTI chief warns junior cycle reform dispute could simmer
Philip Irwin: Minister targeting English teachers in phase one of planned change
Teachers threaten further strike action over Junior Cycle plan
ASTI says ‘any precipitous action’ by Minister for Education would escalate dispute
Jan O’Sullivan and teachers’ unions to discuss compromise
Minister hopes to ‘be able to find some space in which to reach agreement’ with unions
Fresh talks planned for next week after teachers’ strike
Minister says parents and students should have ‘equal recognition’ in deciding policy
Teachers to hold second strike day on January 22nd
Unions say they are open to further talks on junior cycle but insist on external assessment
Teacher unions prepare for second strike date in January
New figures indicate the state could save €3.5 million from school-based assessment
Principals told to close schools for a day in junior cycle protest
Strike set to go ahead next Tuesday as unions and Minister blame each other
Parents’ group says teacher unions using children as pawns
ASTI president tells convention that strike action is only option available to members
Parents and teachers on collision course over junior cycle strike plan
‘Teachers should have confidence in themselves,’ says council chairman
Cog notes: How civic-minded are our schools?
Concern has been expressed that some schools are dropping Civic, Social and Political Education
Cog Notes: The fallout from the unfilled forms
By last week only 62 per cent of post-primary schools had returned questionnaires designed to determine the allocation of resources for special educational needs
ASTI threatens one-day strike over Junior Cycle reforms
Teachers’ union votes overwhelmingly to extend industrial action but turnout was low
Junior Cert results point to progress in science and maths
Some 54 per cent of students took higher-level maths compared to 48 per cent in 2012
Junior Cert Maths and CSPE: wordy
Events overtook the CSPE paper while maths students were subject to a fair test
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