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I began teaching in in February 2001. It is a rural school and had 3 teachers at that time and we gained another teacher in 2004. I became principal in September 2009. The first few years were busy but not too stressful. ∙ Policies were created and ratified. ∙ I applied and got the free […]

I am a teaching principal in a 5 teacher school. We are going to 6 teachers in September while also opening the 1st of 2 ASD classes. I am currently on maternity leave but since my baby has been 3 weeks old I’ve been dealing with an objection to planning permission for our temporary accommodation.

This is my second year in the role of teaching principal – I’m currently acting principal in my school (4 classes) and there is little about the job so far that would entice me to continue in the role if my principal were to decide not to return to the role. There is no job

I am a Teaching Principal in a three teacher school ( plus ** S.E.T. teachers!) I am almost ** years old and I have been absent on sick leave since early June 2017. My health has completely broken down. The past two years have been a very expensive nightmare of visiting doctors, dentists, two neurologists

For your submission I am focusing on just one area, that of the Board of Management and the Principal. As a primary school principal I am responsible for everything and everybody. I am the human resources department, the accounts department, data protection officer, compliance officer, health and safety officer, administrator, maintenance officer, child protection officer,

I’ve been teaching for 15 years and in this teaching principal job for 5 years. In those 5 years I feel I have aged 20. I never before suffered with stress and now I do everyday trying to do this impossible job (2 jobs).No matter how long or hard I work I never feel on

I am a teaching principal of a rural DEIS Primary school. I have found the position extremely difficult and stressful over the past few years. I teach a multigrade classroom with 3 different class levels of 32 pupils. Looking after their educational and pastoral needs, managing & leading teachers & SNAs, parental requests, Board of

I have been a teaching principal since 2009. I work in a rural school with a diminishing student population and therefore a decreasing staff also. In the past 4 years we have lost 1 teaching post and 2 full-time SNA posts. These adults were crucial to ensuring the ongoing provision of a high standard of

I began my position of teaching principal in 2014, with 56 staff and three class teachers. In 2017 we opened a special class for children with autism. This has been a very tough year, trying to coordinate both temporary and permanent accommodation, recruiting staff and running a mainstream school as well as the special class.

I am in this position since 1995 taking it on as a young enthusiastic 30 year old teacher. I qualified from Mary I in 1986 with an honours degree but spent 4 years subbing until I got a permanent job in 1990. Then in 1995 my principal retired due to bad health and as I