Reform proposals form part of ‘exploratory’ reforms linked to public sector pay deal
Much of teachers’ upskilling or continuous professional development takes place during the school day at present. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Wirewants to minimise disruption to the school day by asking teachers to spend more time on training or upskilling outside their regular teaching hours.
The reform plans state that management will “explore the potential” of providing further elements of teachers’ professional learning outside staff teaching hours or online. It says this could provide for more “consistent and effective delivery of and participation” in these sessions.Parents to be surveyed on school ethos, gender mix and education through Irish or English
The timing of professional collaboration meetings outside the normal school day, in particular, threatened to escalate into a stand-off before the pandemic. In addition, teachers will be requested to engage in a review of courses eligible for extra personal vacation days. Under this scheme, teachers are entitled to additional holidays if they attend approved summer courses.
Under these changes due across second-level schools from September 2025, students will be required to complete practicals or projects worth 40 per cent of marks from fifth year in subjects such as physics, biology and chemistry. Other subjects will follow suit in subsequent years. has warned that its acceptance and implementation of senior cycle reform is contingent on schools being properly resourced to implement the changes.
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