Underlining the teacher shortage crisis in Ireland, a recent survey has revealed that at least 951 teaching positions remain vacant in primary and special schools across the country. Schools expect this number to triple in the coming months due to the teacher shortage, RTE reported. The survey was conducted by the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation … Read more
Irish primary schools are facing a big problem – they don’t have enough teachers. A new report shows schools are using people who aren’t fully qualified teachers to keep classes going. This year, 745 people who aren’t registered as teachers have been hired to teach in schools. Nearly 300 of these are in Dublin. Schools … Read more
A shortage of teachers in Ireland is forcing schools to trim subjects from their curricula. Principals have reached out to the Department of Education and Ministers Norma Foley and Leo Varadkar for help. Since the summer of 2022, many teaching positions have remained vacant, leading to subject reductions. One school had to remove a subject … Read more