Changes to pupil-teacher ratios 'will damage key subjects' [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 05 August 2011
Proposals to change the pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) for secondary schools will cause "irreparable" damage to several key areas such as maths and physics.
This is the warning of general-secretary of the Teachers' Union of Ireland Annette Dolan, who stated such a move would threaten the survival of minority subjects.
"There is a common misconception that an increase in the PTR in second level schools only leads to one more pupil in classrooms," she said, noting the reality is "starkly different".
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