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"It's not just the removal of the helmet though, it's if you've to stop the play to allow a physio on at all."

If I have to stop play.

Though if a physio comes on and can administer a spray while play continues I'm happy with that, should I have to blow the whistle and the player requires assistance they have to go off, now seeing as it was my first real go at it, I waved the player on rather than waiting for a break, he was genuinely hurt from a tackle from the other team, its a bit unfair surely to disadvantage them twice? 

But is that not wrong, going by them new rules?

Completely

Bitta common sense needs to be applied and while I'm not against following it to the letter, sometimes it's actually counterproductive and not serving the reason why it's introduced

The reason for the new rules is to prevent cynical playacting,  faking injuries to slow the game down like nicky quaid getting something in his eye last year.
If its genuine then it's harsh but if they're acting the bollox then I'd make them wait for the next break in play.

This rule was apparently amended during the week, to include the goalkeeper! Doesn't make much sense.

Definitely a good proposal but the road network to the site is poor apart from the new link road out to the  Derry Road

3 of the existing school sites don't belong to the DENI but to Trustees.
The Sacred Heart college site is massive and could be worth a few pounds

Down leading by 5 HT

Tyrone squandered some amount of chances to finish level at FT

Down leading by 5 HT

Still undecided. Though, I think all the younger teachers will be blinded by money and vote yes.

Hardly any young teachers about sure!

If the unions have put it back to the teachers to vote on, have they backed the rise or recommending further action?

The INTO quoted that it's the maximum they could get from available budget. They recommended accepting deal

Still undecided. Though, I think all the younger teachers will be blinded by money and vote yes.

Hardly any young teachers about sure!

If the unions have put it back to the teachers to vote on, have they backed the rise or recommending further action?

They've quoted that it's the maximum they could get from available budget. They recommended accepting deal

Are we voting Yes or No??

Is today the vote cut off?

Wed 20th March.

Every week there's an incident in Tyrone game and every single week the referee's decision goes against Tyrone. Thats the reality and nobody here, even the most partisan aren't denying it.

That's because nobody can be arsed engaging in your nonsense.

It's all nonsense? Well if <checks notes> Bennydorano says so it must be all in my head.

How David Clifford didn't get a card for throwing Kilpatrick to the ground...is a mystery !

St Paddy's day holiday and then the Easter break.

Then they will let the exam pupils out on "study" leave in May and before long you will have June and then they get the paid 8 week vacation.


 

Super Work

Lookit... sure its great to wind them up!

Plenty be happy with their "shitty wage'

England (excluding London) and Wales - £30,000 to £46,525. London - £31,350 to £47,839 (fringes), £34,514 to £51,179 (outer), £36,745 to £56,959 (inner) Scotland - £38,655 to £48,516 (from 1 January 2024) Northern Ireland - £24,137 to £41,094.

At least get some parity with the rest?

Parity is about to hit home.

Tell me the name of any 'business'that didn't experience difficulties around energy prices!

The vast majority of schools are realistically unable to use a business model that also delivers a public service. Education is relatively free to the users other than contributions for trips etc.
The level of funding for some schools is supplemented by capital fee contributions between £500 to £1400 or a few 'private' schools that charge upto £4k.per term. So cheer up and be thankful for what you get for 'free' ffs.

About time the government paid these teachers more so that industrial action stops and inspectors can come in and wipe them out.

Sure they've been hiding in pre school provision and training centres for 4 years....they'll hardly start to September.Nothing to fear !

Eye4education labour Market information gives a great insight into under / over supplied career options

[Funding in NI would need to increase by £500 per pupil for schools to balance their budgets.]

]Funding in NI would need to increase by £500 per pupil for schools to balance their budgets. [/b]

The thing to remember is whether a school has a deficit or not  , it's not going to close anytime soon !
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It wouldn't matter if funding increased by £500 or £5,000 per pupil; some schools will stay within budget and others will continue to massively overspend. Because there is no accountability. Some of the overspends in schools are absolutely scandalous. Deficits in controlled schools are roughly twice those in maintained schools. And some very high profile principals are among the worst offenders; two have relatively recently moved on to higher profile, more "prestigious" positions, leaving combined debts in the region of £2 million. There's plenty of scope to increase class sizes, amount of teacher contact time and reduce financial burden of management structures in many schools. I know of one school whose staffing is so bloated that it is used as an example of what not to do and, even then, nothing is done about it.

Until principals and governors are held to account for school budget deficits, we will continue to see massive wastage.
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This is what I wondered about when the teaching union fella on the radio said 50% of schools have run up deficits, and therefore presumably 50% haven't.  Various excuses were posted on here, but I can't help wonder are some principals just spending away irresponsibly with no regard whatsoever for the consequences.  Which seems damned unfair on principals who are running a tight financial ship. 

For example principal A lays off a teacher to balance the books, but class size increases and parents aren't
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Going by news stories this week, English schools are broke as well with SEN  spending through the roof. Scotland the biggest spenders per pupil.

Funding in NI would need to increase by £500 per pupil for schools to balance their budgets.

The thing to remember is whether a school has a deficit or not  , it's not going to close anytime soon !

It wouldn't matter if funding increased by £500 or £5,000 per pupil; some schools will stay within budget and others will continue to massively overspend. Because there is no accountability. Some of the overspends in schools are absolutely scandalous. Deficits in controlled schools are roughly twice those in maintained schools. And some very high profile principals are among the worst offenders; two have relatively recently moved on to higher profile, more "prestigious" positions, leaving combined debts in the region of £2 million. There's plenty of scope to increase class sizes, amount of teacher contact time and reduce financial burden of management structures in many schools. I know of one school whose staffing is so bloated that it is used as an example of what not to do and, even then, nothing is done about it.

Until principals and governors are held to account for school budget deficits, we will continue to see massive wastage.

This is what I wondered about when the teaching union fella on the radio said 50% of schools have run up deficits, and therefore presumably 50% haven't.  Various excuses were posted on here, but I can't help wonder are some principals just spending away irresponsibly with no regard whatsoever for the consequences.  Which seems damned unfair on principals who are running a tight financial ship. 

For example principal A lays off a teacher to balance the books, but class size increases and parents aren't happy.
Principal B in the same position holds onto the teacher and runs up the deficit - no complaints here from the parents, but up goes the deficit and seemingly no accountability for that.

That's not a good system.

Principals can spend money, but ultimately the board of governors are responsible and a
Going by news stories this week, English schools are broke as well with SEN  spending through the roof. Scotland the biggest spenders per pupil.

Funding in NI would need to increase by £500 per pupil for schools to balance their budgets.

The thing to remember is whether a school has a deficit or not  , it's not going to close anytime soon !

It wouldn't matter if funding increased by £500 or £5,000 per pupil; some schools will stay within budget and others will continue to massively overspend. Because there is no accountability. Some of the overspends in schools are absolutely scandalous. Deficits in controlled schools are roughly twice those in maintained schools. And some very high profile principals are among the worst offenders; two have relatively recently moved on to higher profile, more "prestigious" positions, leaving combined debts in the region of £2 million. There's plenty of scope to increase class sizes, amount of teacher contact time and reduce financial burden of management structures in many schools. I know of one school whose staffing is so bloated that it is used as an example of what not to do and, even then, nothing is done about it.

Until principals and governors are held to account for school budget deficits, we will continue to see massive wastage.
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This is what I wondered about when the teaching union fella on the radio said 50% of schools have run up deficits, and therefore presumably 50% haven't.  Various excuses were posted on here, but I can't help wonder are some principals just spending away irresponsibly with no regard whatsoever for the consequences.  Which seems damned unfair on principals who are running a tight financial ship. 

For example principal A lays off a teacher to balance the books, but class size increases and parents aren't happy.
Principal B in the same position holds onto the teacher and runs up the deficit - no complaints here from the parents, but up goes the deficit and seemingly no accountability for that.

That's not a good system.
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Principals can spend money, but ultimately the board of governors are responsible and a principal answers to them. Generally a BOG will have a finance officer or committee.
If a school runs up a huge deficit, I'd argue it's not all the fault of the principal, it's more of a governance issue.
From what I've seen in schools, the majority of principals are ex teachers who don't have the skillset to manage a business. BOG members, are usually volunteers who will do a certain amount, but don't want to get too involved. A combination of both scenarios are probably a major factor in schools and defecits, BUT schools are underfunded so that compounds the issues.
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What have you seen in schools, then?

When schools are properly funded they will generally be in surplus but it is very difficult at the minute.

Also , teachers & non teaching salaries account for 90 - 95% of budget allocation. The Education Authority undertake all the financial planning. Grammar schools have a bursar to manage finances ! So Principals & BOG have little input !

I have a son who is a teacher, temporary contract from September to June, does not get paid for A/L, going on 3 years now. Therefore does not get paid for three months of the yea. He is seriously considering leaving the profession. Can't get a mortgage as job is not secure. The number of friends he knows on similar situation.

Genuine question.

If there is such a shortage of young teachers, then how is it that there are such a number of young teachers stuck on temporary contracts and unable to secure a permanent post?

What am I missing here, because I can't see any explanation for this glaring discrepancy?

The main factor is that schools are underfunded and funding is only decided on an yearly basis, so no long term planning option
2nd issue is that school year is not aligned to financial year
3rd - school pupil numbers can fluctuate / in secondary - Subject choices at GCSE & A level can vary.
4th - temporary variations in contract by permanent staff

So, schools use temporary contracts to manage a changing financial situation