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  • Posts of Responsibility

    Appointments to posts of responsibility are made in accordance with Chapter 3 of Circular 44/2019. To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • Maternity Leave

    Note: This page was updated in January 2024. To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • Allowances

    For teachers who entered service prior to 1 January 2011, a separate qualification allowance is paid in addition to their scale salary. To keep reading, please join us or log...

  • Temporary Teachers & Holiday Pay

    In respect of fixed-term temporary teachers the following will apply: Teachers who commence employment during the period 1st September to the first working day of November and remain in employment...

  • Retirement Planning

    Updated March 2024 To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • Procedures & Compliance

    Child Protection Procedures are set out in Circular 81/2017 (PDF). To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • INTO Resources

    INTO Questions and Answers (PDF) Child Protection Procedures 2017 To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • DES Resources

    In January, 2019 the DES published its full suite of 14 templates to assist schools in complying with the 2017 ‘Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2017’ i.e.:...

  • Children First Resources

    Click on the link to access 2 online courses from the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) on the Child Protection Procedures. To keep reading, please join us or log...

  • Career Breaks

    For comprehensive details of the career break scheme, refer Chapter Seven of circular 54/2019, published 1 September 2019. To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • Parental Leave

    Note: This page was updated in October 2021 To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • Assault Leave

    The European Agency for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) defines third party violence in the context of the workplace as “physical violence, verbal aggression or the threat of physical violence...

  • Educational Disadvantage

    DEIS Disadvantage Reports and Resources Home School Community Liaison Scheme To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • Brief Absences

    Force Majeure and Illness in Family Leave To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • Part Time Teachers

    Circular 0061/2010 (pdf) The arrangements for the payment of part-time and whole-time fixed term registered teachers for the 2010/11 school year and subsequent years. To keep reading, please join us...

  • Application Forms for Teaching Posts

    The INTO, CPSMA, Church of Ireland Board of Education and the Department of Education and Skills have reached agreement in relation to a standard application form for primary teaching posts....

  • Appointment Procedures

    Updated 7 June 2023 To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • INTO Principals’ Seminars

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  • The Role of the Principal

    The role of the principal teacher is defined in legislation. Sections 22 and 23 of the Education Acts 1998-2018 set out the functions of the Principal teacher. To keep reading,...

  • Maternity / Adoptive / Paternity Leave

    Maternity Leave Adoptive Leave Paternity Leave...