ASTI - Ireland's main second level teachers union

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From this Sunday August 1^st, Ennis teacher Jack Keane assumes the role of President of the ASTI – the largest second-level teachers’ union in Ireland.

 

Jack, who teaches geography and English at Rice College, Ennis, has stated that the key priorities for him are protecting teachers’ conditions of employment and protecting education from further cutbacks.

 

“Our schools were under-funded before any of the cutbacks of the past two years were ever announced. As ASTI President I will work to convince politicians that adequate investment in education is the route to economic recovery. This is not the quick-fix solution the Government so desperately wants, but it is the only enduring solution and it is the only way we can protect the future life chances of our young people,” said Jack Keane

 

Jack Keane is originally from Galway City and studied at University College Galway. He has been an active member of the ASTI for more than 30 years serving as a school steward, branch chairperson, and on a number of ASTI committees including Central Executive Council, Education Committee, and Standing Committee. Jack has represented the ASTI on the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment and the Teaching Council.

 

The ASTI represents over 18,000 second-level teachers in schools all over the country.

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If you require a photograph of ASTI President Jack Keane please contact Clare Manning at 01/6040172 or email: clarem(at)asti.ie