Talk of job cuts is ‘soul-destroying’ for teachers – union [thejournal.ie]
- Published: 07 November 2011
SPECULATION THAT AS many as 2,000 teaching posts could be cut as part of government cost-cutting measures is “soul-destroying” for members of the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI), the union has said.
The Sunday Times and today’s Irish Daily Mail both report that as many as 2,000 posts could be cut by the Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn, a decision that will push up Ireland’s pupil-teacher ratio, which is already one of the highest in Europe.
The Department of Education declined to comment on the speculation saying that plans for its future expenditure would be outlined on 1 December along with all other government departments ahead of the Budget on 6 December.
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