Press Releases

Union Applauds Minister's Decision on CBAs
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
The Irish National Teachers` Organisation (INTO), welcomed the decision by the Education Minister, Mr John O’Dowd to move away from the use of Computer Based Assessments (CBAs) in schools. Speaking after the announcement in the Assembly, Mrs Mary Dorman, Chairperson of INTO`s Northern Committee applauded the Minister for announcing his decision today.

Teacher Investment Welcomed
Friday, 17 May 2013
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation welcomed the announcement by Mr John O`Dowd, MLA, Minister for Education, that he has secured £12M from the OFMDFM scheme for Delivering Social Change Signature Project to employ around 230 recently qualified graduate teachers to address the issue of literacy and numeracy in selected primary and post primary schools.

INTO Chair Addresses UTU Conference
Friday, 15 March 2013
As Chair of INTO I am delighted to have this opportunity to address the UTU conference. This invitation is a manifestation of how by working together INTO and UTU can ensure that the voices and views in all sectors and phases are heard and heeded.

Demands for Boycott of Assessment Arrangements
Thursday, 14 March 2013
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) is facing demands from its principal and teacher members for a boycott of new school assessment arrangements.

School Reorganisation May Lead To Educational Apartheid
Thursday, 14 March 2013
A leading teacher’s union has hit out at proposals to close and merge post primary schools under the Department of Education’s area planning process.

INTO Welcomes Anti-Violence Guidance
Thursday, 28 February 2013
The Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO), annual  Northern Conference, welcomed the launch of the guidance leaflet on Tackling Violence  and Abusive Behaviour Against Teachers, by the Minister for Education, Mr John O`Dowd.

SEN Strategy Long Over Due
Thursday, 28 February 2013
INTO is increasingly concerned that the current strategy for SEN is failing teachers, schools and more importantly pupils.  While we await the formal implementation of the recommendations of the SEN and Inclusion Reviews teachers are reporting that many of the changes have already been introduced.

Conference Calls for Investment in Teachers
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Delegates to the Northern Conference of the Irish National Teachers` Organisation (INTO) have today called on the Minister for Education to agree with INTO a long term strategy for investing in the teaching profession.

Teachers' Union Rejects Regional Pay
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Delegates to the Northern Conference of the Irish National Teachers` Organisation (INTO) have today roundly rejected any attempt to impose any type of regional performance pay on the teaching profession.

Disadvantage Must Be Tackled
Thursday, 28 February 2013
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) has called on the Assembly to tackle disadvantage in a more realistic manner, if politicians are serious about raising educational standards here.

INTO Criticises Assessment Arrangements
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Teachers at the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) Conference in Derry will debate what benefit Computer Based Assessments (CBAs) will bring to the classroom.

Teacher Workload Agreement
Thursday, 28 February 2013
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) has hailed the recently concluded Teacher Workload Agreement as a break- through in the struggle to ensure teacher workload is reduced to manageable levels. 

INTO says NO To OFSTED Type Inspections
Thursday, 28 February 2013
INTO has major concerns over the current inspection system in the North of Ireland. The nature of inspection has moved from a self-evaluative, reflective process to a fault-finding exercise that undermines and ultimately may close schools, similar in many ways to the OFSTED inspections in England and Wales.”

Academic Selection is Destructive of Educational Standards
Thursday, 28 February 2013
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) has called for an end to the use of unregulated transfer tests by grammar schools.

Literacy and Numeracy Standards in Schools
Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Audit Report Requires Immediate Action - Teachers’ Union.

INTO Welcomes Appointment of Monsignor Eamon Martin
Friday, 18 January 2013
INTO welcomes the appointment of Monsignor Eamon Martin as Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh.