Teacher shortage a huge issue according to local INTO representative
Tipperary's INTO rep says a teacher shortage, spurred on by Covid-related absences, is the worst he's seen while tracking the issue since 2007.
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Local schools included in Hot Meals programme
Six DEIS Schools across Tipperary have been invited to join the Hot Meals School Programme.
The schools being invited to participate are currently availing of...
Covid rates among Tipp primary school students among highest in the country
Figures from the Irish National Teachers Organisation show that 147 students at national schools in County Tipperary tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this...
Tipperary principal calls for resumption of contact tracing in schools
The Irish Primary Principals Network says the lack of contact tracing within schools is definitely contributing to soaring case numbers.
A recent survey of around...
Tipp principal says schools are at breaking point trying to cope with Covid
Louise Tobin from St Joseph’s Primary School in Tipp town has given a guarded welcome to the introduction of antigen tests in primary schools.
Minister...
Mary I project examining STEAM learning from an early age
A team from Mary Immaculate College including a Tipperary lecturer are researching ways to incorporate STEAM learning into early, primary and secondary education.
STEAM builds...
Tipp INTO rep feels antigen testing could help towards preventing Covid outbreaks
A Tipperary principal and INTO representative has said that antigen tests could prevent outbreaks of Covid in primary schools.
The Taoiseach confirmed that antigen tests...
Tipp involvement in Science Week webinars
A Thurles teacher is one of five who has been working on a project to share resources on how to teach coding.
The CS (Computer...
