“This was among our demands of the Minister to assist with teacher supply in the primary sector,” said INTO general secretary John Boyle. A Teachers’ Union of Ireland survey late last year found that maths was the most difficult subject to find qualified teachers for, followed by woodwork/construction studies, Irish, biology, home economics and chemistry. Nonetheless, it said it will continue to engage closely with education stakeholders to develop “further, innovative measures to address teacher supply issues”. In 2022, more than 3,800 teachers graduated from all initial teacher education programmes. As a result, it is expected that between 1,700, and 2,000 teachers will benefit from this incentive.

Source: The Irish Times June 27, 2024 18:36 UTC