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  • Pay Scales

    Appointed prior to 01-01-2011 Point on scale Salary at 01/03/2023 Salary at 01/10/2023 1 €38,637 €39,387 2 €39,480 €40,230 3 €40,669 €41,419 4 €41,862 €42,612 5 €43,711 €44,461 6 €44,909...

  • Countering Bullying Behaviour

    Anti- Bullying Procedures In September 2013, the DE published Anti-Bullying Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools, and the accompanying Circular 45/2013. The Procedures set out the approach which must be...

  • Home School Community Liaison Scheme

    Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) is a major, mainstream, preventative strategy targeted at pupils at risk of not reaching their potential in the educational system because of background characteristics which...

  • Education Committee

  • Education Conference

  • Home School Community Liaison Scheme

  • GDPR

    Here are some GDPR resources and a Q&A guide for our members: GDPR – INTO Question and Answer Guide GDPR Principles – sets out six principles to adhere to when...

  • Directives

    Wording of current INTO Directives: 1. Duties of Teachers of Infants 12th of September 1985 “Annual Congress 1985, adopted a resolution on duties of teachers of infants. Directive to Members:...

  • Administration of Medicine

    The INTO formulated an administration of medication policy in accordance with guidelines issued by the Primary Schools’ Managerial Bodies. Read the Administration of Medication policy here.   Legal and Medical...

  • Behaviour and Discipline

    Codes of Behaviour Countering Bullying Behaviour Managing Behaviour Suspension / Expulsion...

  • Codes of Behaviour

        Under Section 23 of the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 the board of management of each school, following consultation with the principal, teachers and parents, must prepare and make...

  • Managing Behaviour

    Managing children’s behaviour and establishing and maintaining discipline in the school are essential components of the role of the primary teacher. The INTO has published several policy documents relating to...

  • Religious Ethos and Equality

    Many teachers who do not practice or share the religious ethos of their school patron express concerns regarding discrimination given their non-belief or the non-congruence of their personal lives with...

  • Suspension / Expulsion

    Chapters 10, 11 and 12 of Developing Codes of Behaviour: Guidelines for Schools deal with the issues of suspension and expulsion from primary schools, including the legal and procedural requirements....

  • INTO Equality Conference

  • INTO Equality Committee

  • Circulars

  • Job Share/Temporary Reassignment Adverts

    You now can use TeacherConnect to place an advert for the interschool job share or temporary reassignment scheme. Please note that the INTO has no role in matching or approving...

  • Parent / Teacher Meetings

  • Job Sharing

    Note: This page was updated in July 2023. For comprehensive details of the job sharing scheme, refer to Chapter 8 of DE Circular 0054/2019, published 1 September 2019. Eligibility Job...

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