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Record number of teachers on career break

More teachers are on career breaks than ever before. That’s according to figures from the Department of Education, which show a total of more than 3,000 teachers have taken a career break in the current school year. Michael Gillespie General Secretary of the Teachers Union of Ireland spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

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08.40 7 Feb 2023


Record number of teachers on career break


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More teachers are on career breaks than ever before.

That’s according to figures from the Department of Education, which show a total of more than 3,000 teachers have taken a career break in the current school year.

Michael Gillespie General Secretary of the Teachers Union of Ireland spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.


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