The INTO, TUI and ASTI are holding their annual conferences this week.
Teachers are warning expectations in schools have become "unrealistic" and need an urgent reset.
Unions say the education system is now stretched to breaking point, with the INTO, TUI and ASTI all raising the alarm at their annual conferences this week.
The Teachers' Union of Ireland says students are already feeling the impact, as a worsening recruitment and retention crisis piles on pressure.
TUI General Secretary, Tullamore's Michael Gillespie says the consequences are crystal clear:
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