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

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".

Schools cannot share certain information with the HSE about vaccination rates among students because of GDPR even if it will help to pinpoint where uptake is low.

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.

Funding for post-Leaving Certificate courses will depend on their ability to match the staffing needs of local employers, under proposed new regulation of the sector.

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.

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 efforts of two students to promote mental health have earned them the accolade of All-Ireland Youth Volunteers of the Year.

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.

The success of many schools in helping most of their students get a place in third-level institutions is highlighted in today’s Feeder Schools supplement inside today’s Irish Examiner.

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.

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

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

An €88m investment will see 1,700 more teachers and special needs assistants employed in schools next year as the Government tries to keep pace with record pupil increases.

The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in relation to child sex abuse survivor Louise O’Keeffe "raised the bar" for all child protection obligations placed on schools, a conference on cyberbullying heard yesterday.

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.

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.

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.

Professional bodies representing principals and deputy principals are to consider alternative representation because they do not believe their trade unions did enough to protect their members’ interests in the Croke Park II discussions.

Schools should ban smart phones and social networks, with most adults regarding cyberbullying as a significant threat to the mental health of children.

Employers are mostly satisfied with Irish graduates but more than a third are still recruiting overseas because of skills shortages.

A teachers’ representative says they will consider examining their own students for Junior Certificate but only if it is done in their normal teaching time, or if they will be paid for it.

Ballincollig students made a film on Myrtleville beach as part of the Creative Engagement programme for secondary schools, writes Colette Sheridan

THE introduction of an eight-subject limit to the Junior Certificate is to be put back for two years following concerns by teachers and parents, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn told second-level principals yesterday.

THE testing of second-level students’ reading and maths ability should not be used for the wrong purposes, a schools’ leader has warned.