Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

In respect of a reference to the council’s code of conduct, “that he or she has engaged in conduct contrary to a code of professional conduct established by the Council under section 7(2)(b);” there is an ongoing dispute between the Minister and the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland, ASTI, about junior certificate reform. A concern was expressed to me that one can be de-registered on the basis of some of these provisions and that in the code of conduct there is a requirement to adhere to the policy of the Department of Education and Skills. Does that mean one could be denied registration if, as a teacher, one refused to implement the Minister’s policy of junior certificate reform in respect of the controversy about independent marking and teachers marking their own students?