Ireland: Cuts to English language support criticised

Francis Hult francis.hult at utsa.edu
Wed Jun 30 16:27:20 UTC 2010


RTÉ News

 

Cuts to English language support criticised

 

Teachers say the Government is jeopardising the futures of thousands of children by drastically cutting the number of English language teachers in schools.

 

Figures from the Department of Education show that the number of English teachers fell by almost one third between last year and this year.

 

The Irish National Teachers' Organisation says it fears that cuts of the same magnitude may be made again for the next school year.

 

Full story:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0629/education.html

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