Subjects facing chop if class sizes rise [Independent.ie]
- Published: 05 August 2011
SCHOOLS will be forced to drop subjects including honours maths and physics if the Government goes ahead with plans to increase class sizes, teacher unions warned yesterday.
The unions said the plans for the classes would wreak "irreparable damage" on children's education.
Under the proposals, the Department of Education estimates savings of €75m can be made by increasing the number of pupils to each teacher from 27 to 28 at primary level and from 19 to 20 at second level.
Some 80pc of the €9bn education budget is made up of teachers' pay and pensions, but this is ring-fenced and cannot be cut under the terms of the Croke Park Agreement.
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