The following checklist is designed as an aid to preparing the admission policy. It should be read in conjunction with the Template Admission Policy (see below) provided by the DES to ensure the policy meets all of the requirements of the legislation.
Preparing the Admission Policy
Help & Advice
- Staffing & Appointments
- Child Protection
- Leave of Absence
- Pay
- Pensions & Retirement
- Pension Benefits
- Calculation of Pension
- Contributions
- Disability / Ill Health Retirement
- Single Public Service Pension Scheme
- INTO Guide to Pensions
- Notional Service
- Applying for Pension
- Resignation
- Service Abroad
- Spouses’ and Children’s Pension Scheme
- Substitute Service
- Retirement Planning Seminars
- School Leadership
- Advice, Support and Information
- Behaviour and Discipline
- INTO Advice and Representation
- INTO Principals’ Seminars
- INTO Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Committee
- INTO Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Fora
- Recruitment and Appointment of the Principal Teacher
- The Role of the Principal
- Release Time for Teaching Principals
- Education & Curriculum
- Social Inclusion
- Staff & Parent Relations
- Teacher Registration
- Other School Matters
- Equality