A new action plan, setting out reform proposals as part of the Building Momentum public service pay agreement, was published this week by the Department of Education, and includes a number of specific proposals affecting SNAs, including a review of the national contract.

SNA allocations for the school year commencing in September 2021 were published at the end of May. Allocations for mainstream classes have been carried forward to next year without significant changes. Some new posts have been added for new and developing schools. An analysis of the allocations by Fórsa’s national secretary for Education, Andy Pike, has issued to SNA members and is available via the link below.

Unions have been responding to the Government’s National Resilience and Recovery Plan, which was unveiled on Tuesday (1st June).

Fórsa’s campaigning summer series kicks off later this month with a collection of member training events, and public webinars.

Four in five youth workers believe that the impact of Covid-19 will be long-term and will have a profound impact on young people and society. That’s according to the latest research published by the Irish Youth Foundation (IYF).