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Richard Bruton was addressing Fianna Fáil's Thomas Byrne's question on contingency measures in the event of schools closing

'Large number' of schools to close on Monday

Minister for Education Richard Bruton has said a large number of schools will have to close on Monday due to the withdrawal of supervision and substitution by ASTI teachers.

News • 03 Nov 16

Yesterday's strike closed over 500 secondary schools around the country

Govt to hold fresh talks with ASTI next week

The leadership of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland met today to discuss details of their ongoing dispute with the Government over pay for more recently qualified teacher and payments for supervision and substitution duties.

News • 28 Oct 16

ASTI action could see schools closed indefinitely from 7 November

ASTI 'a long way' from suspending action over pay

The General Secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland has said the union is a long way from agreeing a temporary suspension of its action.

News • 27 Oct 16

Teachers hold a picket outside Tullow Community School

ASTI concerned over 'contingency plans'

Almost 70% of second-level schools are closed today as members of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland strike in pursuit of equal pay for newly-qualified teachers.

News • 27 Oct 16

School closures to go ahead as talks end

Industrial action by the ASTI will go ahead after last ditch talks with the Department of Education end without agreement with 507 schools around the country being forced to close tomorrow.

News • 26 Oct 16

ASTI teachers are set to strike on Thursday

JMB says schools might not re-open after midterm

The General Secretary of the Joint Managerial Body has said that he does not envisage many secondary schools opening after mid-term break as members of ASTI withdraw from supervision and substitution duties.

News • 25 Oct 16

Ed Byrne said a large chasm existed between the sides

Little progress reported in talks over ASTI strike

ASTI President Ed Byrne has said while the union and the Department of Education have agreed to keep talking in a bid to avert strike action on Thursday, a large chasm still existed between the two sides.

News • 24 Oct 16

Around 160 schools have members from both the ASTI and TUI

TUI members will not do ASTI colleagues' work

The TUI has said it will be issuing guidance to its members on Monday directing that no member undertake any work normally done by ASTI colleagues.

Budget 2017 • 21 Oct 16

The first ASTI strike is to take place on 27 October

Schools face closure over supervision withdrawal

The Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools has said it is likely that many schools will have to close when ASTI members withdraw from supervision and substitution duties next month.

News • 20 Oct 16

The first of the ASTI strike days is next week

TUI sees problems with advertising for supervision

The General Secretary of the Teachers' Union of Ireland has said that advertising for parents to supervise during upcoming strike days at secondary schools is "fraught with difficulty".

News • 19 Oct 16

The first of ASTI's one-day strikes is due to take place next week

Supervision posts for ASTI strike to be advertised

Second level school management bodies will advertise job vacancies tomorrow in national newspapers for the supervision of students in schools during the ASTI industrial action.

News • 18 Oct 16

NPCPP President Paul Mooney said children were being used as pawns

Parents concerned over school disruption - NPCPP

The head of the National Parents Council Post-Primary has said that he does not think it is viable to have parents fill in at schools during upcoming strike days by members of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland.

News • 17 Oct 16

The ASTI work stoppages are scheduled to take place between now and December

Bruton seeks meeting with ASTI over strike

Minister for Education Richard Bruton has said that he is seeking a meeting with the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland after the union announced seven days of strike action.

News • 16 Oct 16

ASTI members demonstrated outside Leinster House yesterday

ASTI teachers announce seven days of strike action

The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland has decided to hold seven days of strike action between now and December.

News • 14 Oct 16

ASTI members demonstrated outside Leinster House this evening

ASTI votes for industrial action

ASTI has voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action up to and including strike action over lower pay for newly-qualified teachers and what the union says are the worsening of its members' terms and conditions.

News • 13 Oct 16

The ASTI has said that it has not made any decision on industrial action

ASTI asked to cooperate in event of strike action

The Department of Education has asked teachers' union the ASTI to cooperate with arrangements it is attempting to make to keep secondary schools open in the event of industrial action by teachers.

News • 07 Oct 16

ASTI has been asked to adopt the English element of the Junior Cert curriculum

ASTI's stance over Junior Cert 'unfortunate'

Minister for Education Richard Bruton has described the ASTI's non-co-operation with the new forms of student assessment in the Junior Cert as "extremely unfortunate".

News • 29 Sep 16

The ASTI is due to ballot members shortly on industrial action which could see schools close

Call for ASTI to accept Lansdowne Road Agreement

The Minister for Education has again called on the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland to engage in talks with his Department and accept the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement.

News • 22 Sep 16

The payment will be restored in two lump sums commencing in October

TUI members to receive €800 pay restoration

Second-level teachers belonging to the Teachers Union of Ireland are due to receive the first restoration of supervision and substitution payments worth €800 on 13 October.

News • 16 Sep 16

ASTI concerned over pay for newly qualified teachers and the withdrawal from supervision and substitution duties

ASTI to ballot teachers on industrial action

The possibility of school closures this autumn as a result of strike action by teachers has grown after the ASTI teachers' union decided to ballot members on industrial action.

News • 05 Sep 16

The Garda Representative Association has rejected the agreement

Varadkar appeals to unions to accept LRA

Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar has appealed to the unions who have not signed up to the Landsdowne Road Agreement to do so.

News • 01 Jul 16

ASTI will issue a formal directive to members to withdraw from the additional hours

Risk of secondary school closures increases

The risk of secondary schools experiencing closures from September has increased after the ASTI voted to instruct members to cease working the 33 unpaid hours introduced under the Croke Park Agreement.

News • 28 Jun 16

The ASTI has rejected the LRA which comes into force next Friday when the Haddington Road Agreement expires

Teachers given ultimatum over Lansdowne Agreement

The Department of Education has given the ASTI an ultimatum that if its members do not agree to co-operate with the Lansdowne Road Agreement they face serious consequences.

News • 24 Jun 16

TUI members will now be able to retain benefits of the public sector agreement including the restoration of pay

TUI votes to accept Government proposals

The Teachers' Union of Ireland has voted to accept proposals from the Department of Education aimed at addressing issues which led the union to reject the Lansdowne Road Agreement.

News • 30 May 16

A protest organised by the ASTI took place outside the Department of Education this afternoon

Teachers accuse Department of interference

The leadership of the ASTI second level teachers' union has demonstrated outside the Department of Education this afternoon in protest at what they say is the interference of the Department in the democratic processes of their union.

News • 06 May 16