Class size increases would do ‘irreparable damage’, say teachers [thejournal.ie]
- Published: 04 August 2011
A TEACHERS’ UNION has said proposed increases in class sizes would do “irreparable damage” to Ireland’s school system.
The TUI warned that “the future of our young people” was at stake, adding that subjects such as physics and maths – which have been highlighted by the government as priorities – would be hardest hit by the changes.
Annette Dolan, deputy general secretary of the union, said the changes would mean “a large school would lose two teachers or 66 classes of tuition every week”, adding: “The survival of ‘minority’ subjects would come under serious threat.”
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