Probation 3
Probation for Teachers Qualified outside the State Teaching in Mainstream Classes
The probationary requirements for teachers qualified outside the State are set out in Part 2 of Circular 140/2006. In general, the following points should be noted:
Teachers who qualify outside the State, and who are seeking full recognition as primary teachers must fulfill the language requirement set down by the Teaching Council (Aptitude Test or Adaptation Period) in advance of seeking to be probated, or furnishing evidence of having completed their probation in another jurisdiction.
On fulfillment of the Language Requirement, the teacher should:
(a) Complete probation in the manner set out in Part 1 of Circular 140/2006
or
(b) Furnish certified evidence from the relevant State or local authority confirming satisfactory completion of a probationary period or its equivalent in that jurisdiction to the Primary Administration Section of the DES. The Department of Education and Science Inspectorate will examine the certified evidence provided, to determine whether the probationary evidence adequately satisfies the requirements of teacher probation in this jurisdiction. In the case of non-approval, the teacher will be required to complete a probationary period in accordance with the conditions set out in Part One of Circular 140/2006. Where, in the view of the Inspectorate, the probationary evidence adequately satisfies the requirements of teacher probation in this jurisdiction, the teacher must achieve a “Satisfactory” rating for the teaching of Irish within two years of first taking up a post in a mainstream class setting.
Probation and Special Education Posts
Teacher who are initially appointed to a post in a special school, special class or full time resource teaching post (low incidence disability), including teachers with restricted recognition, are required to undertake probation subject to the normal service and professional requirements and which will be deemed ‘probation in a restricted setting’.
Teachers qualified outside the State who are initially appointed to special education posts must, regardless of experience or probation in other jurisdictions, complete a probationary period as outlined above.
Teachers competence to teach Irish is not normally evaluated in these settings. Therefore, in order to achieve full recognition for the purposes of mainstream class teaching, a teacher probated in a special education setting, must achieve a satisfactory additional report on his/ her competence to teach Irish (a Ráiteas) within two years of appointment to a mainstream class.
A teacher who is probated in a full-time resource teaching post, but is subsequently appointed to a special class, special school or mainstream post will also be required on taking up that post to demonstrate competence in any professional skills that may not have been evaluated or reported upon in the resource teaching setting, such as managing a larger class and teaching the full range of the curriculum. Such teachers must achieve a satisfactory report on this additional inspection within 2 years of taking up the class room post. This report will take the form of a statement (Ráiteas).
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