Employment Unions sound alarm over post-Covid behavioural problems as 125 teachers assaulted by students last yearProblem is most acute at primary level, which accounted for 119 assaults in the last school year
Senior nurses and midwives to get 3% pay increasePrimary school principals and deputy principals will also get a rise in their allowances, along with special needs assistants, as part of a new deal struck
Coalition’s testing times amid schools return and Leaving Cert stand-offThe closure of 4,000 schools around the country looks likely to continue for at least another month, and the exams situation is still uncertain for Leaving Cert students
Analysis: Unions will find it harder to argue against re-opening schools if Covid-19 cases keep fallingUnfortunately for children with special needs and their parents, it looks extremely unlikely that they will be getting back to school this month