Teachers angry over department workload figures [IrishTimes]
- Published: 30 September 2009
SECOND LEVEL teachers have expressed anger about new Department of Education figures that appear to show they enjoy a relatively light workload compared to their OECD counterparts.
Teachers' Union of Ireland president Don Ryan yesterday labelled the department's figures as a "mischievous attempt to undermine a frontline service already under severe strain''.
The general secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (Asti) John White accused the department of generating "easy headlines" that did not reflect the reality. He said teachers were unwilling to have their "work falsely devalued as part of a softening up process for further education cuts".
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