IMPACT has demanded an acceleration of recruitment in the education sector, and has sought Government support for a range of measures to tackle educational disadvantage. The union, which represents over 10,000 staff in the education sector, put forward the proposals last week in its submission to education minister Richard Bruton’s consultation on an education strategy for the 2016-2018 period.

Separately, IMPACT has joined a coalition of the biggest unions in higher education (the Union of Students in Ireland, the Irish Federation of University Teachers, SIPTU and the Teachers Union of Ireland) to publish a joint proposal on higher education funding as part of the same consultation process.

IMPACT’s submission to the education strategy demands an acceleration of recruitment in the education sector, and has sought Government support for a range of measures to tackle educational disadvantage.

You can read more about IMPACT’s submission here and the full document is available here.

More information on the joint submission on higher education funding is available here and you can download the full submission here.