2/3 of Irish secondary schools face teacher vacancies; proposed solutions include crediting foreign work, halving teacher training, and reducing salary scale.

Two-thirds of Irish secondary schools face unfilled vacancies, prompting teachers to propose solutions for the crisis. Motions to be debated include crediting teachers' work abroad towards their salary upon returning to Ireland, halving teacher training programmes' length, and reducing the 25-year teachers' salary scale. The teacher recruitment and retention crisis is set to dominate discussions at this year's teaching conferences.