THERE were strong calls yesterday for new teachers to be given more hours, amid fears that those struggling for work could suffer mental health problems while retired teachers take substitute classes.

SECONDARY school teachers angrily rejected the public sector pay deal, heralding a split within the trade union movement and the possibility of heightened industrial action in schools.

SCHOOL principals need to stand next to teachers in opposing the recruitment ban which has left posts of responsibility unfilled in schools, according to delegates at the ASTI annual conference.

MORE than 3,000 secondary school teachers have no job security and have been in that situation for up to 15 years, a conference heard yesterday.