A new primary school will be built in North Kerry. The Minister for Education Norma Foley has announced the sanction of a new, four-classroom school building for Knocknagoshel National School. The build will provide four general classrooms, a GP room, a library/resource area and ancillary accommodation. An agreement between Kerry ETB and the department will […]
Education Minister Norma Foley claims every issue unions had on schools reopening were worked on
Updated: 20 Jan 2021, 10:44
EMBATTLED Education boss Norma Foley has claimed every issue unions had on the partial reopening of schools was worked on.
Minster Foley went on the defensive after plans to get special needs students back in the classroom were scrapped after two unions rejected the proposals.
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Education Minister Norma Foley Credit: PA:Press Association
But the Education Minister hit back and said: I think it s important to reiterate, everything they have put on the table and asked us to work through, we have done.
The ASTI teaching union has directed its members not to comply with plans for Leaving Cert students to attend school for three days a week.
The union, which represents more than 17,500 teachers, said it was not consulted about the plan and had not received sufficient assurances that “schools are sufficiently safe” for students and teachers.
At an emergency meeting on Thursday, the ASTI standing committee decided to direct its members not to co-operate with the arrangements announced by the Minister for Education for in-school teaching.
Unfortunately, the assurances we sought have not been forthcoming.
ASTI President Ann Piggott
The union said it will engage in remote teaching and learning from Monday January 11.