Letters to the Editor: Department must respect decisions from ASTI

Teachers are being asked to take on significantly increased workload without adequate training, time, or infrastructure
Letters to the Editor: Department must respect decisions from ASTI

'I appeal to education minister Helen McEntee to act with leadership and wisdom and pause the timeline, re-engage with teachers, and deliver a reform process that will truly serve students, teachers, and the wider system'. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025 - 01:00

As a post-primary teacher, I am writing to express my concern regarding the accelerated timeline of the senior cycle redevelopment programme.

I strongly urge education minister Helen McEntee to pause this acceleration and not to penalise ASTI members who have voted overwhelmingly (68% to 32%, 73% turnout) to reject the senior cycle redevelopment implementation support measures. In a separate ballot, ASTI members also voted 67% to 33% in favour of industrial action if necessary. This is a powerful signal of the profession’s genuine and widespread concern.

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