Secondary school principals are warning of a major shortage in the sector in the coming years as stress forces more people to leave .

Despite concerns about the introduction of History as a mandatory subject for the Junior Cert, the Minister for Education says he is “confident” that the subject will be integrated well into the reformed curriculum.

School principals have called for more admin support to tackle their increasing workload in what is being referred to in some cases as a “burnout issue".

The Government cannot continue to ignore the major funding and recruitment crisis facing schools.

The next crisis facing the Irish education system will be a shortage of school principals due to the impact of their “ever expanding” workload, it has been warned.

Schools could be required to publish how they will deal with grievances under new proposed legislation aiming to strengthen complaints procedures.

The Leaving Certificate will run into a fourth week for up to 4,000 students from next year under plans to avoid dozens of teenagers having to sit three exams in a single day.

The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals have welcomed an anti-bullying and online safety training programme that will be offered to every post-primary school in Ireland.

It’s everywhere you look at the moment. Schools basketball. Schools hockey. Senior Cup rugby. Colleges hurling, colleges football.

Parents who apply for places at numerous second-level schools for their children are making admissions and planning almost impossible for schools, a principals’ leader has warned.

The introduction of new grades and revised college entry points will see 58,500 students who get their Leaving Certificate results today play a part in Irish education history.

Too much paper work is deterring teachers from becoming school principals.

A cancer survivor who used his time in treatment to come up with a way to match schools and substitute teachers has been shortlisted for a youth enterprise award.

Up to 89% of parents of primary school children are concerned that heavy school bags could be injuring their children’s backs, according to the National Parents Council (Primary).

Difficulties getting teachers to apply for principal jobs may be eased by a new course destined to prepare them for the challenges.

Secondary teachers are to strike with ASTI members voting overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action.

The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) has renewed its call for an internet safety module to be included in the second-level curriculum after the discovery of Cork teens’ Facebook pictures on a porn website.

There was delight for students all around the country — but particular elation for an exclusive club of just six who got 12 higher-level As in their Junior Certificate results.

The doubling of failure rates in higher level Leaving Certificate maths is not a cause for concern, says Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan.

Picture, if you can, the public reaction to an announcement that all students who wish to study engineering need to have an honours grade in Irish.

The behaviour of teachers, parents, and students towards principals makes them three times more likely than other adults to be bullied and twice as likely to suffer violence or threats, a major survey has found.

A fund of €3m is to be made available by the Department of Education to expand supports for principals and teachers aspiring to the role.

Craig McHugh disagrees with picketing the teachers who say going on strike is in the best interests of students

Lack of interest may be a bigger factor than financial barriers in low third-level attendance in some areas, a study on college awareness suggests.

Bodies representing school boards and principals believe the junior cycle reform offer to unions should be enough for them to call off strikes that threaten to close 730 schools from December 2.

Education Minister Jan O'Sullivan says she is determined to press ahead with reforms to the Junior Cert - despite rejection from teachers' unions.

Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan insists junior cycle reforms will go ahead as she prepares to re-enter talks with teacher unions over opposition to marking their own pupils.

Principals now spend more time dealing with troubled students than troublesome ones as they carry the burden of collapsed pastoral supports at second level, the education minister was told yesterday.

The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) is calling on the Government to appoint more assistant school principals.

Tackling the modern-day scourge of cyberbullying should be part of the school curriculum and more funding is needed to combat growing levels of online aggression, teachers have warned.

Second-level principals have welcomed the idea of schools being obliged to teach dedicated cyberbullying classes to all students.

Exhausted principals are being prevented from stepping back from school leadership because they risk having to move schools as a result, TDs and senators have been told.

The ISPCC has developed a new online reporting tool, to tell on bullies.

Instances of cyberbullying in secondary schools have soared by a third in the last year, new research has found.

There has been a “disturbing” rise in the number of students who report being cyberbullied.

Secondary school principals are warning of a teacher shortage.

The absence of any new cuts in the 2014 education budget for schools does not mean things are getting any easier, a principals’ leader has claimed.

The Government will only talk to the union of 16,000 teachers disrupting 500 second-level schools if they are willing to sign up to the Haddington Road deal, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn’s top civil servant said yesterday.

Schools must be given the necessary resources to accommodate the needs of all pupils if planned enrolment regulations are introduced, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has been told.

The Minister for Education says new legislation on enrolment procedures will ensure schools will no longer be able to turn away children with learning difficulties.

The Department of Education and social media website Facebook have agreed to the establishment of a channel to allow school leaders to contact Facebook regarding cyber bullying on the site.

Good sleeping and eating routines are among the key last-minute tips from experts to thousands of students counting down to Wednesday’s start of this year’s exams.

BULLYING is a growing problem in our schools.