May 2017
Pay and Workload still unresolved Page 2
Are teachers suffering in silence? Page 3
Northern Conference Page 6 Nuacht CMÉ Pay and workload still unresolved
Our pay dispute rumbles on and it is Secretary of the Department of better. We are not prepared to accept becoming increasingly obvious the Education has been writing on the ETI’s that there is no additional money. We Employers and Department behalf to the Archbishop of Armagh further do not accept that the Employers [Management Side] are keener than ever seeking his intervention in our trade in particular are at the mercy of a to resolve the issue. However apparent dispute. It would seem their next step Department who are equally hamstrung their desire to bring the dispute to a will be to write to the parents of by a non-existent Executive and an close, their actions are at Principals participating uncaring Tory government in London. odds with this objective. in the action complaining e Employers need to stand up for the ere are ongoing about their children’s people in their employ. Endlessly “engagements” between behaviour. What this tells repeating they understand they have a the INTO, as part of the us is that this part of our duty of care to their employees pays no NITC, and the action is having a real bills neither does it make one minute management side at the effect. Our members more of time available to spend with Joint Working Party, the continue to demonstrate their families. We have repeatedly body where the actual real courage in the face of pointed out areas where the Executive negotiations are ETIs approach to this has found money for its pet projects, be supposed to take place. dispute. e they Irish League soccer clubs or Yet the management side unprecedented degree of paramilitaries, from within what was are not even prepared to union solidarity being even then a shrinking Bloc Grant. accept they are in a shown across the Should the Executive be resurrected or a negotiation; rather they teaching profession on Tory carpet-bagger assume nominal will only concede to this action owes a great responsibility for education here we will these discussions deal to an ill-judged, continue to demand fair pay for teachers being described as Gerry Murphy , action busting strategy and a real reduction to the unreasonable “engagements”. In Northern Secretary on the part of the ETI workloads currently being borne by addition they appear leadership. education professionals. e necessary unwilling to consider, at this point, any Of course, this dispute is about pay funding must be found. serious moves to address the issue of the and workload. INTO is determined to e dispute is ongoing and in the decline in the value they place on see this dispute resolved in a manner coming weeks INTO will join with other teachers, unwilling as they are to move public sector unions in beginning a outside of the current “pay envelope”, the campaign around public sector pay, total amount of money in the education We … do not accept greater investment in the public services budget available to pay teachers. On the as a whole and ending the curse of low issue of the ever increasing workload that the Employers pay. is is a campaign which will not being demanded of INTO members, involve just a single day of action but they are signalling a willingness to in particular are at rather a determined, structured consider “aggressive” action to reduce campaign which will run for as long as it teacher workload. While they have yet to the mercy of a takes to persuade those tasked with outline their ideas, I would expect that governing that teachers and public they are more to do with those areas of Department who are servants deserve better than to be made work currently undertaken by teachers to carry on paying for the financial which come with additional costs for the equally hamstrung meltdown of the noughties. INTO, with management side. this action, has created a breathing space In addition to the above, the other by a non-existent for our members but the dispute at some area of the dispute that continues to point must be resolved. In the meantime crack along at a pace is that part of our Executive and an INTO, which has led the way, will action concerning the non-cooperation continue the fight for fair pay and better with the ETI. e ETI, who sit without uncaring Tory working conditions for our members the negotiation process in their splendid despite political vacuums and attempts “sacred place” untouchable and government in by forces in the education bureaucracy unaccountable, are becoming ever more to continue to exploit them. INTO desperate in their attempts to frustrate London members and those of the other teachers our action. Principals have been leant unions have had enough and the on from the start of the action and unelected, who now administer this this has graduated to letters in an that our members find acceptable. is place, need to accept that and reach an uncompromising tone being sent to the will involve negotiation not accommodation. e entire teaching Chairpersons of school Boards of “engagement” with management side workforce cannot be wrong despite what Governors and now the Permanent and the sooner they waken up to this the management side might think.
PRINTOUT 2 MAY 2017 INTO news Are teachers just suffering in silence?
Quite often teachers are victims of work protect your person or the persons in A member who has been the victim of related violence and because they are your charge. Generally reasonable force an assault should be given such leave of unsure of how they should react they is only to control or restrain an absence, with pay, to take legal advice allow their assault to be diminished and assailant. and to appear in court. go unreported; for some because of a 4. Note details of the assailant and any Where a teacher is off work for more reluctance by school management to witnesses. than three days because of injuries properly address pupil infractions it 5. As soon as it is practicable, report the sustained due to a workplace assault there becomes the norm. incident to your principal, who shall is a legal requirement to report assault An assault is defined as…“Any incident inform the Employing Authority, Police, and/or battery to the Health and Safety in which an employee is abused, and if necessary, your family/friends. Executive. threatened or assaulted by a student, 6. Your employer should provide you with Where the member's personal property pupil or a member of the public in a private quiet area for as long as is is damaged in the course of an assault, or circumstances arising out of the course of needed where you can sit, preferably by reason of vandalism, full compensation his/her employment”. with a friend, INTO for its replacement value Generally there are two types of representative or to be paid by the deliberate abuse of teachers that can colleague. Employing Authority/ happen in schools; actual physical and Consideration should Board of Governors non-physical violence. also be given to where no order is made Below are some examples of both facilitate cover for your by the Court. however, the lists are by no means classes so that you are exhaustive. offered the Avoiding conflict opportunity to go While much can be done Physical Violence home. The school in schools to help with • Assault causing death should, under the the prevention of • Assault causing actual physical injury circumstances, arrange violence against teachers • Use of missiles / damage to property transport. in relation to securing the • Sexual assault 7. Do not admit any grounds and shell of the • Spitting liability. Do not make building, schools should • Scratching Biting any formal statement be actively involved in • Kicking Punching until you have received providing regular training • Use of weapons advice from your INTO Tommy McGlone , for teachers to help avoid representative. Senior Official conflict from either pupils Non-physical violence 8. Consider whether it is or visitors to the school. • Verbal abuse / shouting appropriate to have photographic • Physical posturing by a person or an evidence of any injuries sustained in an Remember… animal belonging to a person assault. • Avoid confrontation in front of any • Abusive phone calls, texts, emails or audience. The fewer people that are comments on social media Reporting Violence involved in an incident, the easier it is • Threatening behaviour or gestures A member who considers that they have for the aggressor to back down without • Sexual or racial abuse been subjected to a work-related assault losing face. • Name calling or any other form of harassment should • Request another, preferably senior, • Swearing immediately or as early as is possible member of staff to help talk things report the matter to their Principal. through. in the event of an assault In the event of an assault by a pupil, • Remain calm and speak in a controlled 1. If it is safe to do so, try to remove consideration should be given by the manner. Do not be drawn into a heated yourself from the immediate danger. Board of Governors to the pupil's argument. Always seek the appropriate assistance suspension pending consideration of • Avoid aggressive body language such of a work colleague. If this is not appropriate disciplinary action. The as hands on hips, wagging fingers or possible, try to place a barrier between question of the pupil's continued looking down on the aggressor. you and your assailant. enrolment in the school should also be • Never raise your voice. 2. During an assault do not threaten or considered by management and the use physical force against any assailant reasonable feelings of the affected Currently INTO is preparing a other than to defend yourself or to teacher should be taken into account. comprehensive guide for teachers, defend those in your charge. All incidents must be entered into the north and south, on managing and 3. If, in the last resort, it is necessary to use school’s accident/incident book. dealing with assaults at school. It is reasonable force to defend yourself Further an Incident report form should hoped that it will be published and against imminent injury, restrain your be filled in and returned to the employing delivered to schools before the end action to the minimum needed to authority. of the summer term.
PRINTOUT 3 MAY 2017 Nuacht CMÉ INTO Action on Inspections – UPDATE
On Monday 8 May 2017 INTO checked the ETI was unable to evaluate fully the cOnclusiOn inspection reports published on the ETI outworking of the arrangements for Owing to the impact of the action short website since the safeguarding in the school.’ of strike being taken by the principal and commencement of the INTO Some examples taken from teachers, the ETI is unable to assure action in January 2017. recently published reports are parents, the wider school community and In all of the reports detailed below. stakeholders of the quality of education entitled, ‘Report of a xxx being provided for the children. The Inspection (including action primary schOOl B – safeguarding school is a high priority for future short of strike) in xxx 2017’, During the inspection, the inspection with no further notice. no teachers took part in the school provided evidence that inspection and in a high satisfactory arrangements for primary schOOl e – safeguarding number of them this safeguarding reflect broadly the During the inspection, the school did included the principal also. guidance issued by the relevant not provide evidenc e that satisfactory In a few instances the Board Departments. The children in arrangements are in place for of Governors supplied year seven report that they feel safeguarding learners. information to the Nuala safe in school. They know what inspectorate. O’Donnell , to do and who to talk to if they Addendum to the Report on the Where the principal Senior Official are concerned about their Inspection of The xxxxxx, in March &$%' and/or the governors co- safety or well-being. However , The school was afforded a further operated with the inspectorate the owing to the action short of strike, the ETI opportunity to provide evidence on its reports read: was unable to observe lessons in half of arrangements for safeguarding; owing to the classes and was, therefore, unable to action short of strike, the school had not Overall findings Of the inspectiOn evaluate fully the out working of the provided evidence that satisfactory Overall effectiveness Unable to assure the arrangements for safeguarding across arrangements were in place at the time of quality of education the whole school. the Monitoring Inspection on x January 2017. Outcomes for learners No performance level On x March 2017 the school informed available primary schOOl c – Key findings ETI that it would not be co-operating Quality of Provision No performance level The following findings are based on a with a six-week follow-up visit to monitor available review of documents provided by, and and report on arrangements for Leadership and No performance level discussions with, the Chair of Governors safeguarding. management available and designated personnel for child Owing to ongoing action short of protection and safeguarding. strike, the school did not provide Thereby negating the involvement of the evidence that satisfactory safeguarding principal/governors in the inspection Safeguarding arrangements are in place for process at all. (Example C below illustrates During the inspection, the school safeguarding learners. the futility of governors providing provided evidence that satisfactory Further action will be considered by evidence to the ETI.) arrangements for safeguarding learners the Department of Education. See A highly contentious area in this reflect broadly the guidance issued by the article by Gerry Murphy for more current industrial action is Safeguarding. relevant Departments. The children information on this. From the published reports, it is clear that reported that they feel safe in school. These examples, and there are lots regardless of whether you have supplied They know what to do and whom to talk more on the ETI website, clearly evidence of safeguarding, pupils in the to if they are concerned about their safety demonstrate that unless ETI have full school have confirmed they are happy or well-being. However , owing to the access to a school then they will not be with the arrangements and even where action short of strike, the ETI was unable satisfied with safeguarding or any other some teaching has been observed this is to evaluate fully, the outworking of the aspect of the school. not sufficient for the ETI who state that arrangements for safeguarding in the You can read the full article on the ‘Owing to the action short of strike, the school. INTO website. Advertising in Printout
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PRINTOUT 4 MAY 2017 INTO news Make the budget fit the school
Since the advent of the fully delegated the workloads being carried by the increase in inflation, for which schools are school budget, school governors and education professional, nor the negative not compensated. In reality schools could principals have been tasked with impact this is having on their lives outside be looking at a budget short fall of up to ensuring that they plan and use resources school, nor the impact on their families. ten percent. to maximum effect in accordance with The Principals and teachers have The outworking of this will inevitably their needs and priorities, and to respond continued to work to reach and maintain lead to reductions in staffing in schools, to the needs of parents, pupils and the the highest professional standards. They both teaching and non-teaching, larger local community. are continually striving to ensure the class sizes which will have detrimental The key principals of the Common academic, pastoral, social and emotional effect on pupils learning, and an Funding Scheme are that; needs of our young people are being met, increased workload for all staff. in line with the particular ethos of their As things stand schools no longer have • Sustainable schools should be funded schools, despite in some the capacity to provide according to the needs of the pupils cases the policies of the means by which • Sustainable schools should be funded Westminster and principals, vice principals on a consistent and fair basis, taking full Stormont. A point has and teachers can account of the needs of pupils. been reached now where continue to sustain a The formula should; budget reductions and the Raising School Standards consequential impacts on agenda. The results are • support schools in delivering the staffing and resources already apparent: curriculum have become untenable. • there has been a • be as transparent and comprehensive Principals, vice-principals massive increase in as possible and predictable in its and teachers deserve workload for everyone in outcome better than the callous schools to offset the lack Over the past ten years there has been disregard being shown to of capacity; progressive erosion on the resources, them by the Department • a reduction in support finances and support provided to schools. and its associates in the and personnel from all This reality has, and continues to Employing Authorities. the other educational undermine the NI education system INTO recognizes the support services; school inclusive of its aims, of providing the need to address issues Mark McTaggart , budgets are under an young people in our schools with a ‘World such as: educational Assistant Northern Secretary increasingly impossible Class Education’, and the raising of attainment especially in financial strain; educational standards to the highest areas of social deprivation; • the lowest staff morale and a levels of expectation and achievement. underachievement in particular areas of fragmenting of professional This is happening in a context where the curriculum; equal opportunities for all relationships across the system to Primary Schools in the north are ranked our children and protecting the choices of levels not experienced in decades. 5th and 6th in Literacy and Numeracy in parents, thereby ensuring that education Education stands on the edge and yet OECD International Testing, are the best in serves the needs of society, business and the Department and employing the English Speaking World, suggesting the economy. authorities refuse to recognize they have that the Primary Schools are already a problem. ‘World Class’. Our Post Primary Schools are Over the past ten For too long, school leaders have made also performing well in OECD testing, a broken system work, cutting to the even allowing for the dichotomy within years there has been bone the resources that are available to the Post Primary sector divided as it is, them, slicing the cake ever thinner. The into “Grammar” and “Secondary Schools” progressive erosion resources which schools have to allow by way of Academic Selection. pupils to access the curriculum will also During this period, there has been little on the resources, be cut, teachers are in many cases having or no recognition of these ‘World Class’ to provide resources from their already achievements from the Department of finances and support declining take home pay. Education [DE] and the Employing INTO congratulates the school principals Authorities, it has been ignored, sidelined provided to schools who have found a voice against the or looked upon as being a ‘fluke’. Schools ongoing cuts to school budgets, and have are relentlessly inspected and quality However, these goals and targets are told the education authorities that they assured by the Department of Education, continually undermined by the DE who will no longer make cuts that cause who appear unwilling to accept that are unable to provide the necessary detriment to life chances of the pupils in school leaders and teachers, along with leadership, funding and support to their care. It is time that the education their administrative and ancillary schools. Over recent months schools have authorities come to realize that rather than colleagues, are hardworking, dedicated been informed that they may have to making the school fit the budget provided, professionals. No recognition is manage a cut to the school budget of instead every school should be provided forthcoming from the educational between two and six percent. There is no with a budget that fits the particular and bureaucracy, of the multifaceted nature of recognition in this correspondence of the diverse needs of each school.
PRINTOUT 5 MAY 2017 Nuacht CMÉ Northern Conference 2017
Conference 2017 saw an increased number of delegates arrive at the Slieve Donard in Newcastle, to register the frustration of their colleagues at the underfunding of teachers and schools, while at the same time facing a continuing increase in both teacher and principal workloads. The Northern Conference has been going from strength to strength in recent years, and this trend continued with an increase in new delegates attending conference for the first time. New delegates were applauded as they contributed positively to many of the motions, and articulated the views of their branch colleagues. A growing confidence displayed by new delegates was impressed forcefully on our guests. Conference took place on the day of the election count and regretfully, we were unable to listen to and respond to an Education Minister. The absence of an opportunity presented itself, and we were Education Minister was disappointing as left disappointed with the news that at many delegates would have liked to have the final count, the Education Minister had the opportunity, to have presented was returned to Stormont. the minister with the reality of what it is The opening motions at conference like to stand in our classrooms. Delegates reflected the anger and frustration of would have assessed, graded and teachers at the unacceptable pay deal reported on the Minister that we found imposed upon teachers. Both the effort very poor and submitted work Northern Secretary and Assistant unacceptable. We would have been Northern Secretary opened the debate, positive, as teachers are in marking work, with a concise critique of the manner in and provided real suggestions and which teachers were treated in the pay direction for improvement. We would discussions. The imposition of a 0% pay have pointed out examples that could deal for 2015/16 had angered many have been used to improve his work, and teachers, and the fact that the minister provided a timeframe within which the provided all other employees within the improved work could be completed and education sector with a pay increase resubmitted. Unfortunately no such showed teachers, quite clearly, the value
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which the minister places upon our contribution. Branch delegates echoed this frustration and highlighted the half day of strike action, which saw the closure of our schools. Conference noted the attempts by the ETI to undermine our legitimate industrial action. Conference applauded our members who have refused to cooperate with the ETI. It noted many examples of the efforts of ETI to force teachers to break the industrial action, and the use of the safeguarding documents to portray our schools as being unsafe. Conference was united in its opposition to such tactics, and the unity of our delegates in their opposition, has strengthened our branch officers in supporting colleagues, when faced with the telephone call to announce that the ETI were planning to Down Branch delegates visit. Delegates spoke with one voice in reaffirming their commitment to our industrial action, and their unwillingness to comprise when faced with this pressure. Motions on workload and the underfunding of our schools were presented by many branch delegates, and in both areas INTO delegates articulated the views of their branch members. While teachers’ pay has seen a real terms decrease, teacher workload has seen a continuing increase. Class sizes have increased, pressure from external bodies for more quantifiable yet meaningless data has increased, and teachers are working longer and longer hours outside of the school. The increase in class size and the reality that teachers are self- funding school resources, are the
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Northern Conference 2017
experiencing from employers. In each of unity, that we will have the strength to these areas motions were carried, and the challenge employers to pay teachers a fair INTO has already engaged in taking steps pay, and to address workload and school consequences of an underfunded to action these motions. funding. We look forward to Conference education system. Conference noted the Other motions ranged from school 2018 in District Two, and we congratulate demands of delegates for a stop to this governance and area planning, Dorothy McGinley who was elected as the trend, and for some constructive particularly the attack on our small new Chairperson of Northern Committee. measures to address both issues. Data for schools, to the creation of a teacher the sake of data and the completion of a exchange programme, allowing teachers mountain of documents do not improve to exchange teaching positions. All the educational standards, but are a waste of motions were presented by delegates in a the most valuable resource that schools constructive manner, with clear direction have, teachers. The waste of teachers’ for the Northern Committee in the year time and effort in bureaucracy, diverts ahead. teachers away from classroom practice. INTO reaffirmed its commitment to The increase in teachers’ absence from supporting teachers, and to work with school due to work related stress, as a our colleagues from other trade unions, consequence of workload, was to action the motions presented. acknowledged and accepted. Representatives from the Department of A motion on teacher assaults saw Education and the CCMS left conference passionate and personal presentations aware of the frustration of our members, from delegates, who presented examples and of our determination to effect real of physical and verbal abuse. In other change for all our teachers. Next year we motions delegates noted the rise in abuse move to the 150th anniversary of the through social media, and the lack of founding of INTO, and as we move to this protection that teachers were we acknowledge that it is only through
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WhO WE arE Northern Committee and Northern Office Staff
L.to r (back row): Annmarie Conway, John Kelly, Brendan Sadlier, Kevin Daly, Paddy McAlister, Caroline McCarthy, Caiomhin MacColaim, Mark McTaggart. L.to r (front row) Geraldine McGowan, Nuala O'Donnell, Cathy Crozier, Gerry Murphy, Rosena Jordan (past president) Seamus Hanna (outgoing Chairperson), Dorothy McGinley (Chairperson) Paul Groogan. (Missing from the photo: Mary Dorman, Northern Committee with the President. Siobhan McElhinney and Tommy McGlone)
Left to right Clare Martin, Trevor Leonard, Christine McDonnell, Gerry Murphy, Rosena Jordan, President, Seamus Hanna, Chairperson, Mark McTaggart, Nuala O'Donnell, Paul Donnelly, Helen Mawhinney (Missing from the photo: Tommy McGlone and Marian McAuley)
Northern office staff with the President.
Committee Information
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PRINTOUT 10 MAY 2017 INTO news St Mary’s win the Sigerson Cup, again! Sigerson 2017 Team Winners
Back row L to R: Ciaran Mac Iomhair, Oisin O Neill, Jack Hannigan, Conal Mc Cann, Ryan Mc Nulty, Aaron Mc Kay, Ciaran Mc Geary, Pearse Og Mc Crickard, Ruairi Mooney, Ciaran Corri - gan, Kevin Mc Kernan. Middle row L to R: Stephen Beattie, Stephen Mc Conville, Niall Toner, Brian Og Mc Gilligan, Caolan Mc Conville, Damian Ball, Mark Reid, Paddy Sweeney, Aidan Nugent, Diarmuid Mc Conville, Cathal Mc Shane, Micheal O Hare, Conal Martin. Front Row L to R: Gavin Mc Gilly, Conor Convery, Aidan Mc Kernan, Niall Kerr, Paddy Tally, Matt Fitzpatrick, Darragh Kavanagh, Conor Meyler, Conor Mal - lon, Corey Quinn, Elaine Mc Laughlin, Colm Byrne, Joe Colton, Kyle Mallon, Ruairi Wilson. Sigerson 1989 Team Winners Back row L to R : C Woods, P Canavan, M Houlahan, J Burns, F McCann, M O’Rourke, O Reel, P Barton. Middle row L to R : Mr Peter Finn (co- manager), M McNally, P Tunney, J Rafferty, C O’Lone, B Tierney, P Devlin, P Bradley, S Quinn, Mr Jim McKeever (co-manager). Front row L to R : C Murray, I Gallagher, D O’Neill, J Rehill (captain), D Quinn, E Where are they now? Send info to [email protected] Shannon, C McGuigan, S Downey
Class of ’87 A small but select group of ranchers are Please contact us on Facebook if you are organising a reunion of the class of 87, interested in joining us! – St Mary’s Reunion hopefully for September 2017 – 30 years on! fb.me/stmarysranch1987reunion
Annual Benefit Statements
Your Northern Ireland Teachers Pension benefits for your dependants e details provided on the statement Scheme (NITPS) Annual Benefit Note: NITPS are required to provide relate only to the pension benefits payable Statement (ABS) for 2017 will be issued each active member with a benefit from the NITPS. If you have AVC (or by the DE in June 2017 information statement only once in any FSAVC) arrangements in place you is Annual Benefit Statement is an 12 month period, therefore, it is should contact your provider about these. individual calculation of the pension important that you retain this statement Please check we are holding your benefits which you have already accrued in a safe place as your ABS replaces any correct address. If not, you should up to March 2017, plus an indication of current or future requests received for inform DE of your current address in your potential benefits at retirement. pension benefit estimates. Further writing to Teachers’ Pensions Team, Your Statement also contains personal statements will issue to you on an annual Waterside House, 75 Duke Street, details and a summary of potential basis. Gobnascale, Derry, BT47 6FP.
PRINTOUT 11 MAY 2017 Nuacht CMÉ INTO arT COMpETITION 2017
Since 2013 INTO has been celebrating the artistic talents of you, the members. To recognise the breadth and variety of talent across INTO’s membership this year’s competition focused on photography rather than painting as in past years.
Anne Marie Ritchie, Carrickfergus/ 2 Newtownabbey/Larne branch with her winning entry Brooklyn Bridge – Redemption The photograph I entered was taken on a trip to house was sold. It was a moment of 'redemption' New York with my husband. We were in the process thus becoming the title for the piece. I was delighted to see Photography being of selling our house at a crucial time in the The experience gained from entering celebrated as the medium of choice for the INTO property market and previously had a sale fall competitions is invaluable but to win and be annual Art Competition. As a Photography teacher through. Whilst on a boat trip under Brooklyn invited to the Northern Conference Dinner Dance is who is constantly advocating to students the Bridge, photographing the spectacular view of the a memory I will always cherish. I would encourage importance of entering competitions and city's skyscrapers framed by the bridge, I received a anyone thinking of entering future competitions showcasing work, I knew I had to enter. phone call from our estate agent to inform us our not to hesitate but to embrace the opportunity.
THIS YEAR’S ENTRIES
Anne O’Hea Colum Lavery 1 Land of the Free 11 Break Time 12 The Early Bird Anne-Marie Ritchie 13 You Looking at Me 2 Brooklyn Bridge - Redemption Donogh McLaverty 3 Colobus Monkey - Sage 14 Cat 4 Von Der Decken Shornbill - Pride Roisin Mohan 15 Be My Valentine Caitlin Caldwell 5 A Breath of Fresh Air Rosin Burns (Carrick-a-Rede-Rope 16 Life Through a Lens Colum Lavery (South Derry branch) with his Bridge) 17 Life Through a Lens picture “The Early Bird”, winner of the Highly 6 Sky High (Dubai) 18 Life Through a Lens Commended Prize, and Seamus Hanna, 7 The Beauty of Nature at Northern Committee Chairperson Spring (Newcastle) Tanya McCrory 8 Paris Park Summer 19 Manor House, 9 Sligo Sunset Enniskillen 10 Winter Paris 20 Rosguill 12 21 What's Up?
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Brexit. So what?
Brian McGrath reflects on what significanceof Brexit may or may not have for the children of rural west Fermanagh
Grimace, deep intake of breath or simply encapsulated in in a pastoral idyll border and fewer people to travel across move on. e public has had its fair increasingly devoid of people. it whether it be hard or soft. Promises share of Brexit in the news headlines and Many local teenagers, having that the UK will find its own way in the the papers. I am not an analyst or completed their formal schooling leave to world have little impact on people here commentator yet I know as much about go to university in Belfast, Derry, across and neither does the promise of a what is going to happen post-Brexit as Ireland and to the UK. Having completed reborn Stormont heralding a golden those ‘experts’ who appear on television university, there is no rush back to dawn. For too long the rhetoric has daily. Fermanagh as there are few jobs. e been played out with promises made e reality for a small primary school high-tech industries or the service and broken. on the border in west Fermanagh is that industries are not here and prospects are Children often mention Brexit and to Brexit was a reality 20, 30 and 40 years very few and far between. ose them it is a word with little meaning. For ago. e same scene can be played out in interested in raising a family and or our part, we are charged with maximising any rural primary or second level school enjoying a career need to look elsewhere. the educational opportunities for them along the border. A generation has been lost from this and ensuring that they take their place A troubled past with cratered roads, area and the impact is being felt on amongst the best in Northern Ireland, periodic episodes of the ‘troubles’ schools, on GAA clubs, in parish and in Ireland, the UK and the world. St. isolationism and globalisation has left community life. Families do not move to Martin’s PS may be placed at the new this area decimated economically with the area and therefore there is a huge frontier of the European Union but we poor infrastructure and a rapidly impact on pupil numbers in schools. will ensure that certainty, safety and declining population. In the 80s, our From year to year there is no certainty as opportunity are the order of the day in a school boasted a vibrant pupil to the numbers which will come through rapidly changing landscape. So while enrolment of 150. Today it hovers our doors in September. Of course, this Brexit may be dominating the political around the mid-90s. at is a 40% has an impact on school budgets and news agenda it means little in to a decrease in around 30 years. ere are maintaining a continual climate of school community in west Fermanagh four primary schools within a 6 mile uncertainty around the future of the fighting for survival whilst struggling to radius and none of them meet the school and the jobs of teachers and provide the best for the children we sustainable schools number of 105. support staff. When promoting the teach and care for. e Brexiteers are not So why has there been an impact on school and showcasing what we do, we alone in recklessly tampering with their numbers and a general population are competing with the other schools future. ose making decisions based on decline? People coming to St. Martin’s looking for the same children. Funding formulas and budget projections might PS comment on the stunning scenery of schools on the basis of pupil numbers is care to take a drive through beautiful west Fermanagh on their journey to the root of so many of our systemic evils. west Fermanagh and see that we have Garrison. Visitors share their new e political progress of the last 20 schools and communities worth saving. realisation that Northern Ireland actually years has done nothing to alleviate the We will survive a Brexit but maybe not stretches this far west with many saying situation. It has failed to address the funding shortfalls of an overblown they didn’t know what lay beyond properly the level of deprivation or bureaucracy. Enniskillen. Well beyond Enniskillen, lie a provide an economic stimulus for this few small villages, a poor road network area. Brexit will have little effect as Brian m cgrath principal, st martin's ps, and a poorer industrial infrastructure all there is little to trade here across the garrison, enniskillen
PRINTOUT 14 MAY 2017 INTO news Healthy oughts Process (htp )
In Northern Ireland, 45,000 children and HTP can be beneficial in many ways – It is a health and become happy, healthy adults young people have a mental health need good opportunity to promote pupils' well- in the future. at any one time (one in six of the being through the development of healthy Incorporating the five elements of HTP population), and more than 20% of young coping strategies. It helps form a better into the broader curriculum from key people are suffering significant mental understanding of pupils' own emotions as stage 2, can promote positive behaviours health issues by their 18th birthday. well as those of other people. We can also and strategies which pupils can adopt Alarmingly, 70% of children and young use these lessons as a vehicle for providing and adapt throughout their school people who experience a mental health pupils who develop difficulties with careers. They may draw on this learning at problem have not had appropriate strategies to keep themselves healthy and points when they find themselves facing interventions at a sufficiently early age. safe, as well as supporting pupils to physical or emotional adversity. This is what inspired me to set up my comfort and assist any of their friends who Here is an exercise from one of business, Healthy Thoughts Process (HTP), are facing challenges. the workshops which you can practice an innovative new program based on the The charity, MindFull, recently with your students: prevention of mental health-related issues. conducted a survey across 2000 young We offer help through creative adults aged between 16 and 25 years old Squish and Relax workshops, which encourage the and the results of this survey revealed While the pupils are sitting down, ask them to improvement, development and that too many children with symptoms of close their eyes, then squish and squeeze every awareness of mental health, nutritional anxiety or depression are being ignored muscle in their bodies as tightly as they can. tell values and emotional intelligence in and abandoned on an epic scale, with them to squish their toes and feet, tighten the children and young people between the many teenagers suffering, mostly in muscles in their legs all the way up to their hips, ages of eight and eighteen years old. silence. This has long-term effects on the suck in their bellies, squeeze their hands into The workshops consist of fun activities, young people as individuals, their families fists and raise their shoulders up to their heads. energetic games, informative tasks, and society. have the pupils hold themselves in their relaxation and mindfulness techniques – One in five – felt sad, helpless, anxious squished-up positions for a few seconds, then all of which equip students with the or depressed. fully release and relax. this is a great, fun knowledge and coping skills needed to One in three – had self-harmed before activity for "loosening up" the body and mind. overcome difficulties in their lives; leading they were 16. to an improvement in grades, emotional One in three – had suicidal thoughts or stability, balance and good health. had attempted to take their own life. Healthy Thoughts We need to ensure that we future proof The findings also identified a real need Process (HTP), is delivered our children’s attitudes towards self-worth for mental health and well-being for by HTP Ltd, throughout and self-esteem, realistically addressing children and young people to be Northern Ireland. We will their perceptions of life now and for the integrated into every aspect of their be contacting schools in future. We desire to prepare young development, particularly within schools. September 2017, however, people to actively participate with others The survey also highlighted the need to if you would like to find in and beyond their circle of influence, move away from symptom management out more about the promoting acceptance and understanding and to instead focus on education, program you can get in of themselves and others from different prevention and early intervention. It is, touch with Coleen McGleenon at – cultures, faiths and backgrounds, whist therefore, essential that this situation is tel: (+44) 07743101146 exploring their own values and beliefs. addressed immediately if we want our email: [email protected] The introduction of a program such as young people to have good mental Website: www.healthythoughtsprocess.com
PRINTOUT 15 MAY 2017 Nuacht CMÉ Brexit – impact on workers
On January 1st 1973 Great Britain and Ireland became members of the European Union and by the European Communities Act 1972 accepted all obligations out of the various treaties which set up the European Union which were given legal effect in both countries without further enactment. The laws covered all aspects of member citizen’s lives and in particular relevance to INTO as a trade union are the labour laws. Among the many positive aspects of labour laws are the Directives on Acquired Rights, Equal Pay, Working Time, Parental Leave and the Human Rights Act of 1988. Article 140 of the treaty stated that one of its objects of the Community was to “harmonise laws relating to employment, labour laws and working conditions. Examples of relevant directives include: Of particular significance for teachers … is the Directive 75/117/EEC Equal Pay; dirctive76/207/EEC Equal Treatment; issue of maternity leave and parental leave Directive 77/187/EEC Acquired Rights; Directive 93/104/EEC Working Time; period of time and for employers to fight for our members and collectively Directive 2010/18/EU Parental Leave. In consider such requests. Workers are also with other trade unions use European the area of Health and Safety Article 153 of permitted to take time off work in cases legislation to improve the working the Treaty on the Functioning of the of force majeure for urgent family reasons conditions of our members. At present we European Union gives the EU the in cases of sickness or accident. Case law are moving into the unknown. The authority to adopt directives in the field from the ECJ has had a positive impact in questions of hard and soft border are of safety and health at work. At least tackling the disadvantage and economic questions but the questions of thirty major items of employment discrimination that many women face in the protection of rights of workers and protection legislation have been adopted the workplace when they become the activities of this union are the real over the years. The Directory of Community mothers. For example, it made clear that questions that we will have to work with Legislation in Force actually lists no less treating a women unfavorably because of over the next two years than 440 acts under the heading pregnancy or maternity leave was direct For those who believe that the UK will ‘Freedom of movement for workers and sex discrimination and that it was not simply accept all European laws as to social policy.’ It is this freedom of necessary to identify a non-pregnant unravel them and repeal them would be movement that will impact greatly upon comparator in similar circumstances to far too complicated should stop and reflect our members working and living on prove discrimination. upon the new Trade Union Act of 2016 opposite sides of the border. Article 6 entitles the individual to a fair which lists teaching as an “important Of particular significance for teachers, and public hearing within a reasonable public service” and as such places as we are predominantly a female time by an independent and impartial obstacles and restrictions upon industrial profession, is the issue of maternity leave tribunal established by law. Article 8 states action to an extent that the legitimate and parental leave. New changes that that everyone has the right to respect for action that we are currently taking in have been developed from European his private and family life, his home and his respect of pay would be near impossible. directives have been the shared parental correspondence. The right to privacy in UK legislation is business centred and the leave scheme and the ability to apply for respect of correspondence clearly includes free movement of goods across the border a temporary variation of contract. unauthorized monitoring by employers of is the corner stone of any negotiation. The Specifically the directive 2010/18/EU telephone calls, email communications, Conservative Party have always presented Parental Leave states that men and and the use of the Internet at work. Article the EU open market forces policy as being women have an individual right to 11 states that everyone has the right to positive as these in turn will generate parental leave. It requires states to freedom of assembly and to freedom of practices that are good for business provide that employers take measures to association with others, including the right although not necessarily for the worker. ensure that workers returning from such to form and join a trade union. Discussions surrounding the impact of leave may request changes to their All of the rights above ensure that we Brexit have prioritised the question, “how working hours and/or patterns for a set as a Trade union are able to challenge and will we protect business and trade.”
PRINTOUT 16 MAY 2017 INTO news INTO Grants for Educational Research rights – Open for applications in June apply before Friday, 29th September 2017
Should transport firms install a chip on The INTO is delighted to announce that in June on the INTO website the windscreen to register travel across the Bursary Scheme will be continued in www.into.ie All applications received by the border? Do we need border posts or the 2017/18 academic year. There will be the closing date will be examined by an immigration posts? The impact upon five bursaries of 1,500 Euro, which are independent assessor nominated by the workers has not been tackled and we are open to all INTO members to apply for. CEC. The assessor will make their in a wait and see mode. Among the Any project which has been approved as a recommendations and the bursaries will teaching unions here in the north we are research endeavour by a recognised third be awarded at a ceremony at this year’s in the unique position of being the only level Institute will be considered for grant INTO Consultative Conference on all-Ireland teaching union and the purposes. Education, on Friday 17 November 2017, in agreements reached in the forthcoming the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. negotiations will impact upon us more Applications Donegal. A full list of terms and significantly than upon our sister trade Applications must be sent on the relevant conditions will available on the INTO unions. We cannot adopt the wait and see application form, which will be available website in June. policy but will need to be proactive and seek support to protect the acquired rights that we have and to look after our members living and working on opposite INTO President, Rosena Jordan, sides of the border. The most damaging anti trade union position adopted by the shares the union’s EU resulted from the Viking and Laval condolences cases which questioned “social dumping” and the rights of collective agreements. The restriction in the right to collective action put up by the Viking and Laval cases have substantially limited the possibility for trade unions to protect the interests of their members in cross border situations. The combination of making the lawfulness of collective actions dependent upon a vague proportionality test combined with a threat of action for damages does have a manifestly preventive effect on the possibility of exercising this fundamental right. The significant feature of this decision upon our current debate now is that although the actions of the Viking case was in Rosena signing book of condolence in memory of the victims of Finland the case was presented and the terrorist attack in London on Wednesday 23rd March 2017. determined by the High Court in London. UK Courts were viewed as the more sympathetic to gaining support for Above: Rosena beside employers and business. The Famine Window We are now in unknown territory. We cannot dispute that the EU has brought Left: Rosena signing some significant shared gains for workers. book of condolence in Brexit is the adoption of an isolationist memory of Martin policy that will make supporting border McGuiness, former members more difficult and challenging Education Minister and for us and will require the collective Deputy First Minister, strength of the trade unions to protect who passed away on the acquired rights on this side of the 21st March 2017. border. When listening to the upcoming debates surrounding how much money will be required to exit Europe and which trade deals are best, consider how much time is given to the debate surrounding
PRINTOUT 17 MAY 2017 Nuacht CMÉ May Day March
Ah the May Day march! May Day has roots in pagan Anglo-Saxon customs and the pagan festival Beltane, which marks the beginning of summer.... In 1890 the May Bank Holiday became Come associated with International Workers' Day in support of an eight-hour working day. along The Northern Ireland Committee (NIC) of the ICTU is the representative body for next year. 34 trade unions with over 215,000 members across Northern Ireland. In There’s membership terms, it is the largest civil society organisation in Northern Ireland, room for and marks this occasion with rallies in Belfast and Derry. everyone. INTO had the honour of leading the annual May Day parade on Saturday 29th April. This is the second time in three years we have done so. The INTO banner took pride of place, and the tagline ‘Fair pay for teachers’ was prominently displayed. Members from Districts 1 and 2 and some honorary members, resplendent in rather fetching purple bibs, led the way from the Art College, down Royal Avenue and into Donegall Place, round the City Hall, into Upper Queen Street, then Queen Street, down Castle Street to Castle Place, up Bridge Street, and back to Donegall Street. The weather was good to us this year (never guaranteed), but regardless, the Mayday march is always a great event, and well attended.
PRINTOUT 18 MAY 2017 INTO news INTO Congress comes to Belfast Congress 2017 rolled into Belfast at Easter. by the current DUP Lord Mayor Brian As a prequel to this, INTO Northern Kingston of the Democratic Unionist Committee were entertained in the City Party, and Mary-Ellen Campbell, the Sinn Hall one afternoon in March. We were met Féin Deputy Lord Mayor. Both were elected in June 2016. The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairman of Belfast City Council, elected annually from and by the City's 60 councillors. The Lord Mayor’s Parlour overlooks Donegall Square West, and is the epitome of Victorian opulence – high ceilings, chandeliers, coving and oak panels. The walls display portraits of Belfast’s former Lord Mayors. We were treated to tea and good biscuits, and heard all the positive reasons as to why Belfast was the perfect place to bring 850 delegates and their families for Congress.
geraldine mcg OWan , congress local Organising committee and nc rep
Left: Rosena signing the Visitors’ Book with the Lord Mayor, Brian Kingston
Seamus Hanna, NC Chairperson, Lord Mayor Brian Kingston and Dorothy McGinley, NC Vice Chairperson
Lord Mayor Brian Kingston, INTO President Rosena Jordan and Geraldine McGowan, Congress Local Organising Committee and NC Rep
PRINTOUT 19 MAY 2017 Nuacht CMÉ A visit to Palestine with the Trade
In March 2017 Áine Máire Ui Néill, Dara McCaughey and myself, with 5 other Trade Unionists from Ireland, visited Palestine with Trade Union Friends of Palestine. We experienced a full 8-day programme.
We met with: • Palestinian Trade unions, the PGFTU, GFIU, the New Unions, Teachers’ unions, • Workers’ Committees, Women’s collectives, Medical Community programme • Defence of Children International- Palestine Section • The Mayor of Rantis, (a teacher) • Representatives from Fatah and Hamas • Omar Barghouti, the co-founder of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS).
We visited: As teachers the meeting with Defence for didn’t do as this then allows a lawyer in. • 2 schools, an UNRWA school in Children International was especially There is a collective punishment policy. If Ramallah poignant. Each year 5-700 Palestinian a Palestinian child stone throws, causing • a 2-room school in the hills surrounding children aged 12-17 are detained and damage, the parents’ house will be Nablus prosecuted in military courts. They can be demolished. • a farming community given up to 10 years for stone throwing The 2-room school we visited, in the • 2 checkpoint crossings for workers and (which is considered a felony). Palestinian Dana region, had been demolished 4 school students children can be arrested/questioned times by Israeli soldiers. The teachers now • the Meged oil fields near Rantis, without a lawyer or parent present. An want it to be built in a cave as it’s less appropriated by the Israeli government Israeli child always has a lawyer/parent likely to be demolished. Many people live on stolen Palestinian land. present. An apartheid policy in practice. in caves in that area as their tented homes • Hebron, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Nablus, Children often confess to something they are regularly demolished. Qalqelia, Tulkarem, Habla, Nabi Saleh, Rantis
Tthe first school we visited: Al Amari UNRWA school in Ramallah.
PRINTOUT 20 MAY 2017 INTO news Union Friends of Palestine
In Nabi Saleh we met Janna Jihad, an soldiers on the village’s weekly peaceful land, witnessing such violence. We saw amazingly articulate 10 yearold girl, who protest, via social media. She told us what how the village is surrounded by Israeli reports the many attacks by Israeli it was like growing up in an occupied settlements, built on Palestinian land, with checkpoints leading in/out of the village. When a particular checkpoint is closed school children have to travel to school in Ramallah taking 1&1/2 hours by Farmers’ back roads, instead of the normal 20 mins crossing it should take. and Throughout Palestine we witnessed the Students’ separation Wall meandering through or crossing, around villages and towns, cutting off again Palestinians from their olive tree fields, usually work, family and friends. opened for During our many varied meetings, we 1 hour always asked what could we do to twice/day support the Palestinians. Every ….near individual/group/union/political rep Habla asked for the same thing: “educate people about the oppression and the occupation and encourage people to implement BDS as the main tool of support”. Everyone can play a role, from individual acts by boycotting produce from Israel, to larger Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions of major players, like HP, for The TUFP example, which helps to maintain the delegation prison, security and ID systems. with the In the same way that the BDS Tamimi movement helped destroy SA apartheid, family from Omar Barghouti is convinced that the Nabi Saleh, current BDS movement will help destroy who Israeli apartheid. organise the weekly protests
Meeting with Janna Jihad from Nabi Saleh, a village of 300 who hold a weekly peaceful demonstration against the occupation). Janna Jihad isregarded as the youngest journalist in Palestine. Now 10 years old, she records the various attacks of the Israelis on the villagers. She’s an amazing, articulate girl.
Left:A meeting with various union representatives…among them PGFTU and GFIU
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INTO President Rosena Jordan visits Ballymacward
Ballymacward PS is a small rural school on to try this on and some of the older pupils the edge of the Belfast hills near Dundrod. were keen to work out its value based on On 23 February, staff and pupils were its weight and carat composition, delighted to welcome INTO President, although as Rosena explained, its Rosena Jordan, accompanied by Assistant significance far outweighs its monetary Northern Secretary, Mark McTaggart. The value! President instantly struck up a great The President was very impressed by rapport with staff and pupils and took the school and the feeling was mutual! Go time to visit each class, answering all the raibh mile maith agat. children’s many and varied questions and taking particular enjoyment in reading a In the photographs: Sarah Yakdan, Donna McConvey, story with the P.1 children. Emma Mallon, Elizabeth Kane and Brendan Sadlier Of great interest was the President’s (principal), accompanied by pupils, in the very happy chain of office. The children were allowed and relaxed company of the President.
Tannaghmore Trad Orchestra
plenty of music can be heard coming from tannaghmore primary school, antrim, presently. Owing to a bursary from the south West branch of the intO, the school has been able to acquire a banjo, a flute and concertina, to add to their ‘trad Orchestra!’ the children are enthused about their music and the group which is led by mr declan laverty and mrs máire darragh (principal) has high hopes for the future. “We’re not at all ireland fleadh stage just yet, but watch this space!” mrs darragh reported this week enthusiastically. Tannaghmore Primary School, Antrim, Traditional Music group with Principal, Mrs Máire Darragh and Mr Declan Laverty.
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