56% of special schools have job vacancies in new findings by the INTO.
Over half of all special schools have teacher vacancies, according to a new survey of primary and special schools by the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation.
Meanwhile, schools in disadvantaged areas have three times more long-term vacancies than mainstream schools.
56% of special schools have job vacancies, 43% of Gaelscoileanna's reported long-term vacancies, and over 30% of urban Deis schools are looking for teachers.
The findings also reveal that 56 primary schools reported that they had 10 or more days where they could not get a substitute in September.
Principal of Raheen National School and member of Portlaoise INTO Branch, Niamh Campion says the INTO need to make the job desirable for teachers to stay in the profession:
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