That is the finding on an online survey of almost 800 teachers by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland .
Six in 10 said they would not recommend teaching as a profession, while more than three-quarters said unequal pay rates between teachers who entered the profession after 2011 had a negative or very negative effect on staff morale. This follows on from a Government promise this week to consider ending two-tier payscales for teachers in the context of an ongoing teacher supply crisis.
Seventy-six per cent of teachers said that Government policies and social changes, particularly in disadvantaged communities, had changed the profession for the worse.Finally, 94 per cent of teachers said there was inadequate investment in the education system.Delegates at the union’s annual conference also heard concerns that work in the adult education sector is being outsourced to the private sector because it is cheaper.