Teachers seek action on school patronage [IrishTimes]
- Published: 03 March 2011
PRIMARY TEACHERS have called on the new government to address the issue of school patronage in its first year in office.
The Irish National Teachers Organisation says the new government should establish an open forum that would allow all interested parties address the issue in an open and transparent way. “This could be set up now, begin its work in September and be finished by the end of the year,” said Sheila Nunan, general secretary of the union. It accused the last three Fianna Fáil education ministers of failing to deal with the issue.
The union first called for such a forum in 2006, which it said would allow all education partners to discuss and debate the future control of schools. This call was echoed by Fine Gael and Labour.
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