ASTI: Dublin teacher Takes Over Leadership of Ireland’s Largest Second-Level Teachers’ Union
Posted in Governance and administration on July 31st, 2014 by steve
“From tomorrow, Friday August 1st, Philip Irwin, a teacher at the High School, Rathgar, Dublin, assumes the role of the President of the ASTI – Ireland’s largest second-level teachers’ union. Philip’s key priority for the coming year is to ensure that education reform serves to enhance Ireland’s second-level education service while maintaining standards …” (more)
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