School leaders seek changes to free books program

School principals report an unmanageable administrative burden under the free schoolbooks scheme.

Irish school principals are calling for a revision of the free schoolbooks scheme, citing heavy administrative pressures. More than half of surveyed administrators consider the initiative helpful for family finances, but the current management approach remains overly demanding. Educators urge authorities to streamline the process to ease the workload on school staff.

• The reactionOver half of surveyed school leaders praised the initiative as a positive step for household finances.
• The challengeSchool heads described their current administrative workload under the program as an unmanageable burden.