Dismal Turnout for Teaching Council Elections

Dismal Turnout for Teaching Council Elections

After the recent blunder with the Teaching Council having to re-issue thousands of election ballot papers because of typographical errors, now comes the news that the vast majority of the teaching profession refused to engage in the election process. The Teaching...
England’s Equivalent of Teaching Council is Abolished

England’s Equivalent of Teaching Council is Abolished

The General Teaching Council (GTC) for England, their equivalent of Ireland’s Teaching Council, has ceased operations. From tomorrow, April 1st, the responsibilities for all of their activities is to be transferred to a “Teaching Agency” within the Department for...
Dismal Turnout for Teaching Council Elections

Update on Teaching Council Election Blunder

Election Process to Start Over Again Two days ago I wrote a Blog Post about the confusion among teachers over the mix-up in the Declaration of Identity Form issued to teachers for the election of teachers to the new Teaching Council. Two very basic typographical...
Teaching Council Election Confusion

Teaching Council Election Confusion

Teaching Council Election voting papers have recently been posted out to all teachers registered with the Teaching Council. Teachers were supplied with two Ballot Papers – one for the female candidates and one for the male candidates. Teachers were asked to vote 1, 2,...