Teachers fear that proposed changes to Junior Certificate assessment will create a ‘nod and a wink’ culture in Irish education similar to that exposed by the Mahon Report.

SECONDARY schools could face significant legal costs if insurance firms decide to strip them of cover because chronic overcrowding levels are breaching Government safety guidelines.

SCHOOLS need directly to address and offer guidance to gay and lesbian students to avoid them becoming suicide risks, the ASTI conference was told yesterday.

TEACHERS yesterday urged parents to support a call for inspectors to stay away from schools in the final term of the school year because of exam pressure.