Northern Ireland schools are facing ‘unprecedented challenges’ as they head into a new year, according to the head of a leading teachers’ union.
Jacquie White, General Secretary of the Ulster Teachers’ Union, was speaking as pupils return to the classroom this week for the new school term.
The new academic year comes as many families continue to struggle with the cost-of-living crisis while pressure is also mounting from teachers in the midst of industrial action over pay and working conditions.
