Teaching unions’ Easter conferences get underway with debate around a recruitment and retention ‘crisis’ set to dominate
Teaching unions’ annual conferences begin this week with measures to tackle a recruitment and retention"crisis" set to dominate. Photograph: iStock
In addition, the poll found that just over one in three of respondents who entered the profession in recent years received a contract of full hours upon initial appointment, while fewer still were offered a permanent position on appointment. “This means that other education systems will increasingly seek out our highly qualified graduates unless they are incentivised to stay here. Failure to do so will undoubtedly see the crisis worsen greatly. We’ve seen enough sticking plaster measures from the Department – real action is now a necessity to keep teachers in front of classrooms.”
The most recent budget includes measures to cushion the cost of the PME by €2,000, while an additional 1,000 middle-management posts are due to be provided in the school system for the 2024-25 school year. The INTO will debate calls for an allowance – similar to the London weighting allowance – to compensate for higher living costs in cities. Members argue that such a move could help cushion “extortionate accommodation costs” in cities.
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