Person: Martin Wallace

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Principals refuse to supervise classes when cover is withdrawn

VOCATIONAL school principals will not spend their time minding classes that require supervision because of the Government’s decision to cut back on payments for substitute teachers, a conference has heard.

Fri, 21 Nov, 2008

Government owes us €2m, say VEC principals

ALMOST €2 million is still owed to vocational school principals for running supervision and substitution schemes in their schools because of an inter-union row, a conference heard yesterday.

Fri, 01 Dec, 2006

Union says principals could be owed €1.6m

HUNDREDS of second-level principals may be owed up to €1.6 million because of a dispute over payment for running a schools supervision scheme, their union has claimed.

Fri, 11 Nov, 2005

Problem students ‘need alternative’

ALTERNATIVE methods of education should be provided for the growing numbers of troublesome students, a principals’ leader said yesterday.

Fri, 12 Nov, 2004