According to primary school administrators, a shortage of teachers is causing schools to fill teaching voids with non-teaching staff, reports Breaking News.
There is now a 951 teacher staffing gap, according to a recent study.
According to the study conducted by the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association and the Irish Primary Principals’ Network, 29% of participants said they couldn’t fill all of the teaching posts allotted for the 2024–2025 academic year.
There are 756 long-term temporary or substitute positions and 195 permanent positions open at these schools, reports Breaking News.
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In Dublin, Wicklow, and Kildare, where over 50% of schools reported empty teaching positions, the issue is especially severe.
Early this year, 134 permanent positions in Dublin are open.
With 52% of respondents reporting empty positions, special schools were found to have the largest percentage of openings.
In order to replace temporary teacher absences, schools have had to rely on staff who are not registered with the Teaching Council. There were 745 workers so far this year, 284 of whom were in Dublin alone, reports Breaking News.
Primary and special schools employed 1,103 registered instructors who were unfit for the profession.
In the first five weeks of the school year, 39% of schools said they had to split up their classes into different classrooms because they couldn’t find a substitute teacher.
The INTO reports that compared to this past year, there has been an increase in these anticipated openings in all counties except Clare, reports Breaking News.
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