Unqualified teachers finally axed by Quinn [Independent.ie]
- Published: 15 June 2011
THE days of "unqualified teachers" working in schools are coming to an end.
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn is backing away from planned changes in the law that would have resulted in untrained staff being employed and paid as teachers.
In extreme circumstances, where a teacher is not available, schools will still be able to hire untrained supervisors to provide care for pupils -- but only for a very limited period. Such employees will not be regarded or paid as a teacher.
The planned move has been welcomed by the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO), which had warned that it would not work alongside "unqualified teachers" from September.
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