Galway Bay fm newsroom:
National policy is failing Galway's island schools.
That's according to the Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board's education officer.
It follows the launch of a report this week on off-shore islands schools and the challenges they face.
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It recommends that the island allowance be reinstated for teachers in island schools as an incentive for accessing and retaining staff.
It's also proposed to increase the budget to island post-primary schools by 20 thousand euro annually.
Education officer with GRETB, Tomas Mac Phaidín, says national policy has put Galway's island schools under significant pressure.
