TEACHERS without permanent jobs face greater threats of bullying from students or colleagues because it’s harder for them to raise problems with management, a conference heard yesterday.

A CONTROVERSIAL critic of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland’s (ASTI) leadership is seeking to become its president less than a year after tendering his resignation from the union.

STUDENTS beginning the Junior and Leaving Certificate exams tomorrow morning are being urged to remain positive ahead of the big day.

SECONDARY school teachers yesterday insisted there was a discipline crisis in Irish classrooms with students shouting at them, using bad language in class, being physically violent and even selling drugs in the school grounds.

THE Bishop of Meath Michael Smith was among those to offer his condolences to the family of Michael White and the local community yesterday.

THE bulk of an extra €58 million allocated by the Government to education will go towards school building work and addressing disadvantage.

PARENTS should have more information about local schools and greater help deciding where to enrol their children when school inspection reports are published for the first time.

THE Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) could return to the table at national pay talks if members vote to rejoin the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) later this year.

TWO of the country’s most successful sports coaches in different codes shared the limelight when they were honoured by a teachers’ union last night.

The Association of Secondary Teachers has called on the Government to invest more money in facilities for teaching maths and science subjects.

THE points needed for many college places could be down slightly on last year as this year’s Leaving Certificate figures show a drop in the number of students scoring top grades.

THE safety of thousands of secondary students and teachers is being put at risk because schools are failing to meet basic health and safety laws, according to a union leader.

IRELAND might not be playing in this month’s Euro 2004 tournament but soccer hero Roy Keane took his place in the limelight in yesterday’s Leaving Certificate.

FARAWAY places such as Greece, Brazil, Africa and Moscow were among many destinations grabbing the attention of exam students across the country yesterday.

A mixed reaction has been given to this morning's Junior and Leaving Cert English papers.