Almost 80pc of veteran teachers warn they could not afford to enter the profession today
The stark finding came in a survey of over 1,000 education professionals by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) in advance of their annual conference which opens in Wexford on Tuesday.
TUI president David Waters warned that the findings of the study are “alarming” for the sector which has been in crisis over teacher recruitment and retention, burn-out amongst staff due to stress and workload issues and mounting concern over the impact of senior cycle changes and the advent of Artificial Intelligence.
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The study found that just 26pc of young teachers employed since 2015 received a full hours contract upon initial appointment.
Some 78pc of teachers who entered the profession before 2015 admitted they could not afford to enter the profession today due to income and cost of living challenges.
A total of 1,038 TUI members were surveyed for the study between March 21 and April 11.
Mr Waters warned that the crisis facing the Irish…
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