Ep 10:The varied role of the Year Head in a PP school.

 Ann Marie Bergin works as a year head in Kilkenny Vocational School, a DEIS school. She also leads the SSE in the school while having her own teaching hours in her main subject English. This school has about 38 staff including support staff. Her role as year head is a vital component in the day to day running of the school. She is currently about to act as year head to 6th year students which is a group of about 42 students. She shares some of her strategies with others about to embark on a new role as year head or indeed those of you that might want to review their own approach to the role.