Presentation

to

Women’s Voices Seminar

Sheila Nunan General Secretary

30 August 2012

PROFILE OF SECTOR UNION STRUCTURES

CROKE PARK AGREEMENT

FUTURE CHALLENGES

510,000 Primary Pupils317,000 Post Primary 180,000 Higher Education

To increase by 40k, 25k and 40kOver next 6 years

Profile of Sector - Students

Mainstreaming equality

• Role of school and teachers• Modelling behaviour• Curriculum• Visibility• New ways of learning• Multi-cultural composition of schools• Pluralism and Patronge of schools

Profile of Sector – Work Force

% Female

93,500 Public Servants32,000(85%) Primary Teachers33,000 (60%) Post Primary18,000(50%) Third Level (all Posts)10,500(95%) SNAs

UNION STRUCTURES

• 160 branches• 16 Districts• Annual Congress -800 delegates• Rules militate against rule changes!• Need for change…….somewhere else• Culture embedded

Leadership Roles

(Female)Principals Primary 63%CEC INTO 44%Branch Secretaries INTO 64%Branch Chairpersons 60%

“Women and Men in Ireland 2011” (CSO Report)

Employment - 851,300 Women (46%)

970,000 Men (54%)Women while better educated only earn 73.1% of men’s incomeFemale teachers earn 91% of male teachers average

Profile of Sector - Education Settings

Free Pre-School 3,165 Primary School 730 Post Primary 43 Third Level

NUMBERS REDUCTION-

Impact on equality and inclusion

Sept 2011 Resource Teachers for

Travellers abolished 500

Visiting Teachers for

Travellers abolished 40

2012 Guidance Counsellors

abolished 700

2012 Allocation of SpecialNeeds Hours -15%

2009-2012 EAL Reduction 500Cap on SNA Numbers

2009-2012 Cap on 3rd Level staffing

Croke Park AgreementIncreased Pupil Numbers – less staff

Additional hours 36 primary 33 post primary

Additional hours 3rd LevelAdditional hours 72 SNAsRevised Contracts SNAs/All Levels

Increasing Student Population

Educational Disadvantage/inclusion

Career Progression Internal Division/new

entrants Accountability Agenda Rationalisation of State

Agencies Privatisation of Education

CHALLENGES