1,000 teaching jobs to tackle rise in pupils [IrishTimes]
- Published: 14 May 2010
MORE THAN 1,000 teaching posts will be created within the next year as the Department of Education addresses the dramatic increase in the school-going population.
Some 500 teaching posts are currently being filled as part of the revised programme for government but more jobs will become available as the surge in pupil numbers continues.
There are more than one million students in Irish education. This includes over half a million in primary school, over 350,000 at second level and over 155,000 at third level. The number of pupils in primary schools will increase by 70,000 over the next decade.
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