Teachers Push for Change at ASTI Conference

0:00On April 8th, about 500 second-level teachers are at the ASTI conference in Wexford, pushing motions on big issues like auditing school, stressors, and updating sick leave rules for those returning to work. They're also debating changes to leaving SIRD projects in 2027, where additional assessment components could make up 40 percent of, grades in some subjects, and calling to pause lab-based ones over health and safety worries. Meanwhile, delegates want more funding to upgrade IT systems and hand out devices to students for these projects, amid broader talks on pay and tough. Living costs with fuel prices do the roof. Minister for Education, Hildegard Noughton spoke to the crowd, announcing a new AI advisory task force for schools to tackle how artificial. Intelligence affects teaching, learning, and exams, with invites going out this month and a first meeting in May. As the conference wraps Thursday and public sector pay talks kick off soon, these teachers are ready to fight for 6 percent raises or even step up.

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