Appointment of Temporary Teachers
The appointment of temporary teachers shall be a matter for the board of management subject to the approval of the Minister.
However, where the appointment is for a period of eight months or longer, the procedures set out in the DES booklet Appointment of Principals, Permanent and Temporary Teachers shall be followed.
Qualifications of teachers
- Boards of management are obliged to recruit and employ fully qualified primary teachers for any vacancy in the school, regardless of the duration of the vacancy. Information regarding recognised qualifications can be obtained from the Primary Administration Section of the Department (Tel: 090 6483735/6483736).
- Under no circumstances should a board of management engage an untrained person and commit to retaining that person for the full duration of a teacher’s absence on maternity leave, parental leave, career break etc.
- It should be noted that a post-primary qualified teacher is not fully qualified for the purposes of appointment as a primary teacher.
- In the event that no suitable qualified teacher applies for a post and an untrained person is appointed pending the availability of a qualified teacher, the Board must outline to the Department the efforts made to secure a qualified teacher and the circumstances that necessitated the appointment of an untrained person.
- The procedures for the appointment of teachers as outlined in the Constitution of Boards & Rules of Procedures for Boards of Management of National Schools must be adhered to at all times.