Teachers told not to make up for lost classes outside hours [tribune.ie]
- Published: 17 January 2010
One of the state's largest teaching unions is to advise its members not to "make up" any classes missed by students sitting their Leaving or Junior Certificate next summer outside normal school hours.
In a reflection of the ongoing anger among teachers arising out of the recent budget, the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) says alternative ways of making up classes must be found from within the school timetable.
However, its approach is likely to prove controversial among both students and their parents, as they endeavour to make up for classes missed due to school closures in the recent bad weather.
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