More Migrant Teachers Needed in Ireland

This week our Head of Communications and Integration, Wale Mogaji, wrote an opinion piece that was published in the Irish Independent.  Wale argued that Ireland’s migrant population must be properly represented in the schooling system and that “the employment of more teachers from migrant backgrounds would reflect the intercultural nature of present day classrooms”. The piece raises key issues in the debate about migrants access to education and can be accessed here:

http://www.independent.ie/education/features/in-my-opinion-more-migrant-teachers-needed-to-reflect-the-new-ireland-1744463.html 

The piece provoked positive responses from several groups including the online parents and teachers group, schooldays.ie:

http://www.schooldays.ie/education-news-item/More-migrant-teachers-needed-in-Ireland-19179205

Thanks to Wale for this excellent contribution.

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