School class sizes set to increase [IrishTimes]
- Published: 04 August 2011
Teachers, opposition parties and a children’s charity said today students will suffer as a result of a Government proposal to increase class sizes.
They were responding to the Department of Education’s plan to increase the pupil-teacher ratio in a bid to save €75 million.
The proposal – set to be a key part of the next budget – would mean more than 1,100 teaching posts are left unfilled at primary and second level.
Primary class sizes would be increased from 27 to 28 pupils, while secondary school class sizes would increase from 19 to 20 pupils.
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