Latest news
Student and Parent Charter
Members will be aware that the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh T.D. published the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill, 2019 on 10th September 2019. The ASTI has a number of key concerns regarding the provisions of this Bill.
ASTIR January 2020
ASTIR January 2020 is now available online. Printed copies will arrive in schools soon.
Teaching Council Elections 2020
The term of office of registered teachers who were elected to the current Teaching Council comes to an end in April 2020. The Council has 37 members and 16 of these are teachers who are elected by teachers. An election for teacher members will be held in February/March 2020.
ASTI supports school secretaries
The ASTI is supporting Fórsa’s industrial action in pursuit of improved pay and conditions for school secretaries who are paid through the Ancillary Services Grant system.
ASTI directive on SLAR meetings
In November 2019 the ASTI conducted a ballot of members on the scheduling of Subject Learning and Assessment Review (SLAR) meetings. ASTI members voted by 93% to 7% in favour of authorising Standing Committee to issue a directive to members to only attend SLAR meetings held in accordance with the provisions of section 9.7 of the Appendix to Joint Statement on Principles and Implementation on Junior Cycle Reform.
ASTI Head Office - Christmas
ASTI Head Office will close today Friday 20th December at 12.30 p.m. and will re-open at 9 a.m. on Thursday, January 2nd, 2020.
Revenue update for ASTI members
Revenue wishes to inform ASTI members of the following
Teachers’ Unions demand parent’s leave top up
The ASTI, INTO and TUI welcome the introduction of additional paid parent’s leave from 1 November this year. This leave is intended to let working parents spend more time with their baby or adopted child during the first year.
ASTI Diary 2020
ASTI Diaries for 2020 have been posted to schools. Diaries are addressed to the ASTI school steward, who is asked to distribute them to all ASTI members in the school.
Plan to abolish flat-rate expenses put on hold
The Revenue Commissioners has announced that the planned abolition of flat-rate expenses for teachers from 1 January 2020 will not now go ahead. It has referred an impending review to the Tax Strategy Group with a view to delaying implementation until 1 January 2021.
