Plan to axe 221 Northern Ireland teaching jobs [belfasttelegraph.co.uk]
- Published: 16 June 2010
Over 220 teaching posts will be axed in Northern Ireland this year, the Education Minister has said.
Caitriona Ruane said she hoped the cuts could be achieved through voluntary redundancies, without the need for compulsory job losses.
The minister told the Assembly that £9 million had been made available to employing authorities to make payouts required for the 221 redundancies.
“This is a significant amount that was not easy to secure in the current financial climate,” she said yesterday.
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