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Rebecca Black

Education Authority pressed to process emergency payments to substitute teachers

Stormont Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has pressed the Education Authority to process emergency payments to substitute teachers.

An estimated 300 substitute teachers in Northern Ireland have had issues with pay amid difficulties around the implementation of a new system.

A joint letter from the Department of Education and the Education Authority (EA) to schools on Wednesday evening noted a "number of issues recently regarding the implementation of a new NISTR system and the timely payment of temporary teachers".

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