A survey by the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) included responses from over 1,000 education professionals, revealing alarming trends in teacher recruitment and retention. TUI President David Waters noted that only 26% of teachers hired since 2015 received full-hour contracts, while 78% of those entering the field before 2015 found the profession financially unviable due to rising living costs. The crisis, exacerbated by stress and workload, requires urgent government intervention as larger class sizes and reduced subject offerings negatively impact students.
"Students lose out the most as a result of teacher shortages with larger class sizes and less access to the full breadth of subjects, but the Government still refuses to grasp the nettle and the crisis is worsening."
"Of those employed since 2015, just 26pc received a contract of full hours upon initial appointment, while just 11pc were offered a permanent position upon initial appointment."
"It is alarming in the extreme that 78pc of those who entered the profession before 2015 said that they could not afford to enter the profession today due to income and cost of living challenges."
"Improved teaching allocations are required at second level to ensure that more than fragments of jobs can be offered."
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