Principals call for whole-school teaching plans

PRINCIPALS should get more time to plan how schools teach reading and maths as a result of the Croke Park agreement, primary schools heads hope.

The Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN) believes a key to improving falling standards in these areas is better school policies to ensure consistent approaches to teaching methodology.

A recent OECD report showed scores for Ireland’s 15-year-olds have fallen to average at literacy and significantly below average in maths when compared to dozens of other countries.