23 Schools struggle to find a principal [waterford-today.ie]
- Published: 30 July 2010
Twenty-three primary schools nationwide have had to advertise the position of principal a second time in recent months, due to a lack of applications from aspirant leaders. Nineteen schools have been forced to re-advertise the position an unprecedented three times to secure an adequate number of suitably qualified applicants.
Figures released recently by the Irish Primary Principals' Network (IPPN) based on their recruitment website, EducationPosts.ie, indicate that an increasing number of class teachers are shunning the position of principal in many schools. July is normally the busiest time of the year for recruitment in schools nationwide.
'There have been 161 principal positions advertised since January on EducationPosts.ie and the number of schools forced to re-advertise the position of principal has risen by a staggering 54% in the last two months alone' stated Pat Goff, IPPN President. Almost half of the schools forced to re-advertise are in counties of major population growth such as Dublin and Galway. Three schools are on record as having advertised for a principal on four separate occasions.
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