Five time bombs facing a new minister for education

In the power vacuum that prevails, uncertainty surrounds what will happen over the coming months to key issues such as school admissions, junior cycle reform and industrial disputes

A dozen issues to dominate Irish education in 2016

Here are 12 issues you are likely to hear plenty about next year, from school patronage to industrial strife

Irish teachers well paid, but work longer hours in larger classes

OECD report shows Ireland has one of highest rates of second-level completion

Doyle hotel chain profits more than double due to one-off gain

‘Curtailment gain’ of €10.8m arises from changes to defined benefit pension schemes

Parents’ group voices concern over school closure threat

Teachers in dispute over Lansdowne Road pay deal and Junior Cycle reform

Asti warns of possible school closures in pay deal dispute

Union chief Pat King warns teachers could forfeit up to €6,700 in increments over stance

Asti leadership crisis sparked warning over pay dispute

Union shows no signs of backing down but it’s unclear if teachers have stomach for fight

Opposing Lansdowne Road deal could leave Asti isolated

Active opposition could cost teachers significant sums of money in lost increments

Teachers threaten further industrial action after split vote

Only 38 per cent of ASTI members opt to vote, rejecting plan by narrow margin

Cog Notes: Teachers face double vote on junior cycle

Plus: who’d be general secretary of the ASTI?

Teacher union executives criticise leadership in advance of ballots

ASTI Fightback appeals to teachers to vote No to new Junior Cycle despite union stance

Keith Duggan: Fermanagh dare to dream against mighty Dubs

Odds stacked against northern pretenders, but reaching last eight exposes potential

Career guide: Teaching

Good teachers are on their way to the top of the class

Teacher unions agree to put junior cycle plan to ballot

New ‘profile of achievement’ to be issued by schools rather than the state

Thousands of teachers protest over Junior Cycle reform

Lunch demonstrations by ASTI and TUI mounted over objections to student assessment

Cog Notes: ASTI youth outflank militants

Two delegates from Fermoy branch make influential contribution at conference

Kerry’s hurling win ‘justified’ playoff system, says Feargal McGill

GAA believes Kingdom’s rise to Division One B vindicates promotion system

How did Jan O’Sullivan do at the teachers conferences?

Minister hailed for her ‘great skill at defusing rows’ gets a merit badge from the unions

ASTI conference hears call for reversal of pay cuts of 2011

Teachers seek end to different pay scales based on when they entered profession

ASTI chief says cutting pension levy best way to boost pay

General secretary Pat King warns delegates to ‘beware of promises of income tax cuts’

What teachers want: where should a bigger budget go?

Special education resources, teachers’ pay, smaller class sizes, halting casualisation: we ask teachers which areas need most investment

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