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  • Active Circulars

    Circular 0026/2023 Recruitment of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) – supplementary arrangements for the 2023/2024 school year May 2023 Circular 0024/2023 Home Tuition Grant Scheme 2023/2024 – Special Education Component June...

  • Special Education Conference

    The 2022 INTO Consultative Conference on Special Education took place online, broadcasting from the Killashee Hotel, Naas, on Saturday 11 February. The theme of the conference was Fostering Inclusion. Click...

  • Summary of Review of Special Education 2012 To Date

    Date Details 14 May 20 INTO News item: NCSE confirms SNA applications for an exceptional review request can be submitted without document but document can be supplied at a later...

  • Return to school webinar 2020

  • Good Teaching/Learning Practice Videos

    Good practice video exemplars Children learn kindness and tolerance from a young age. We teach them about Martin Luther King and his famous speech outlining his dream for a more...

  • Supply Panels

    Circular 59/2019 (PDF) Primary Schools Supply Panel Pilot Scheme for the 2019/2020 School Year DE Note published 31 October 2021 (PDF) Measures to increase the availability of substitutes for primary...

  • INTO Webinar – What to expect when you go back to school? (Aug 2020)

  • S.29 Appeals Procedures

    Circular 0069/2020 outlines the arrangements and procedures for appeals under section 29 of the Education Act. There are three procedures for appeals. These include: Procedures for appeals in relation to...

  • Archive

    Date From Title 24 March 2021 INTO In-person Supplementary Programme (Key points and FAQ) 3 February 2021 DE Update from DE re use of school building (24 March 2021) Overview:...

  • INTO Curriculum Consultation

    The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) is reviewing and redeveloping the primary curriculum. The Draft Primary Curriculum Framework was published in February 2020. Following a series of consultations...

  • Preparing an Annual Admissions Notice

    The following checklist is designed as an aid to preparing an annual admissions notice. Preparing an Annual Admissions Notice – Checklist FAQs Must a school publish an annual admissions notice?...

  • TeacherConnect

  • The lived workplace experiences of LGBT+ teachers in Irish schools

    The lived workplace experiences of LGBT+ teachers in Irish schools This docufilm features INTO LGBT+ members discussing their experiences in our schools. Its production was supported by a grant from...

  • INTO LGBT+ Teachers’ Group

    The INTO LGBT+ Teachers’ Group supports and advances the cause of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender primary school teachers in Ireland and advocates for LGBT+ inclusion in primary schools.  ...

  • LGBT+ Education Resources

    Different Families, Same Love Resources ‘Different Families Same Love’ was created in response to requests from teachers for educational resources following publication of the Anti-Bullying Guidelines for Primary and Post-Primary...

  • INTO Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Fora

    Note: This page was updated in July 2023 The INTO Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Fora were established in 1994 to ensure that principal teachers’ views and concerns had a clear...

  • INTO Advice and Representation

    INTO provides confidential advice, support and representation to school leaders in a courteous, reliable and professional manner. This support can be accessed through INTO Head Office and/or your CEC Representative....

  • Pension – Old Entrant Pension Scheme

    This page only relates to the Old Entrant pension scheme, which applies to teachers in service prior to 31 March 2004 who have not had a 26-week break in service...

  • Pay

    Payroll, Processing, Payslips and Practical Considerations Webinar Pay Scales Allowances Substitute Teachers Payment of Salary Incremental Credit Acting Up Allowance Temporary Teachers & Holiday Pay Supervision Payment Taxation and PRSI...

  • Mediation

    Guidelines for staffs, the INTO and management on accessing the mediation service Introduction Positive staff relations are the key to a productive and satisfying working environment. In this regard, both...

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