Primary school principals seek day per week for admin

Primary school principals who also have to teach need one day per week to be freed up for mounting administrative duties, Education Minister Richard Bruton has been warned.

He has provided additional so-called release days from next September for the 60% of primary principals who also have classes.

Their schools will have substitution cover paid for between 17 and 29 days a year, up from 15 to 25 days currently, depending on the size of a school.