Teachers fear for pupils' safety [dublinpeople.com]
- Published: 11 March 2010
TEACHERS are warning that the safety and welfare of pupils in Ballymun and Finglas may be at risk because a scheme that provides vetted substitute teachers to the 22 primary schools in the area has been axed.
The Teacher Supply Panel, which was first piloted in Ballymun and Finglas 17 years ago, has been shelved as part of another savage budget cut. And a local school principal told Northside People that the welfare and safety of pupils could be compromised as a result.
Ten substitute teachers who were based at St Joseph’s Junior National School in Ballymun and St Kevin’s Boys’ School in Finglas and have provided qualified, vetted and trusted cover to the schools will lose their jobs as a result of the cutback.
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