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Junior Education Minister says Galway schools will lose teachers due to assessment
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Minister of State at the Department of Edcuation, Ciaran Cannon says the situation where Galway schools are due to lose teachers, is not because of the Haddington Road pay agreement.
Teachers at 4 Galway secondary schools are due to lose teachers by September 2014.
Coláiste Chroí Mhuire in Spiddal and St. Jarlath’s College Tuam, could lose one teacher each, Mercy College Woodford could lose up to two teachers, while Dunmore Community School could lose 3 teachers.
Each year schools all over the country are assessed for student numbers and some gain teachers, while others lose teachers.
However, because the ASTI has rejected the Haddington Road agreement, the Government says it can’t guarantee members who lose their job in one school, will be redeployed to another.
It would be the first time compulsory redundancies would be imposed on teachers, even if they’re permanent.
Speaking on ‘Galway Talks’, Junior Minister Ciaran Cannon, says ASTI members may lose their posts because they’re not signed up to the Haddington Road deal.