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School staffing pressures and Mica reaction

The Breakfast Show: School staffing pressures and Mica reaction

BBC Radio Foyle - The Breakfast Show, School staffing pressures and Mica reaction

Schools struggle with staff absence but dismiss calls for a Covid circuit breaker.

Teaching unions express fresh concerns about staffing levels and the ability to source substitute teachers. But some principals warn against a Covid circuit breaker. 

Teaching union in Northern Ireland have expressed concerns about staffing levels and the ability to source substitute teachers. But some principals have dismissed calls by one union for a Covid circuit breaker warning it will have a big impact on pupils. Michael Allen, the principal of Lisneal College in Derry, says closing schools when nightclubs remain open 'doesn't make sense'. Also, MICA families react as a new compensation scheme is announced. Irish government minister, Charlie McConalogue, says it's a good deal, but homeowners say the 'devil is in the detail'. 


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