AQW 17481/22-27 – Recruitment and training of teachers in Irish medium education sector

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail what consideration has been given to the Council of Europe Committee of Experts Report on the implementation of the European Charter for Regional Minority Languages, published 19th September 2024, which recommends the development and implementation of a strategy for the recruitment … Continue reading AQW 17481/22-27 – Recruitment and training of teachers in Irish medium education sector

AQW 8813/22-27 – Pay parity between FE lecturers and teachers

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy what steps he will take to establish pay parity between further education lecturers and school teachers. Minister for the Economy: Further Education lecturers’ pay, as well as the terms and conditions of employment, are matters for the Further Education colleges as employers. I … Continue reading AQW 8813/22-27 – Pay parity between FE lecturers and teachers

AQW 8814/22-27 – FE Lecturers Pay

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy when he will introduce a formal link with pay for further education lecturers and school teachers. Minister for the Economy: Further Education lecturers’ pay, as well as the terms and conditions of employment, are matters for the Further Education colleges as employers. However, … Continue reading AQW 8814/22-27 – FE Lecturers Pay

McGlone: Education Minister is failing pupils, parents and teachers

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SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has welcomed the news that schools will not return next week and has urged Minister Peter Weir to provide detailed guidance and support for teachers. The Mid Ulster MLA said that it is extremely disappointing that the Minister had to be dragged to this position after the SDLP … Continue reading McGlone: Education Minister is failing pupils, parents and teachers

AQW 399/17-22 – Teachers Pay Award

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education for an update on a pay award for teachers. (AQW 399/17-22) Minister of Education: The Department of Education is not the employer of teachers. The Teachers' Negotiating Committee is the recognised negotiating machinery for teachers' terms and conditions, including pay; represented on the trade … Continue reading AQW 399/17-22 – Teachers Pay Award