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DEIS
Circular 0034/2023 DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) Action Planning and Grant Allocation for all DEIS Schools July 2023 To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Intercultural Education
NCCA Intercultural Guidelines for Schools (PDF) Intercultural Education in the Primary School – Guidelines for Schools To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Droichead
Droichead is the integrated process for addressing post-qualification professional practice conditions and is the only route of induction for all primary and post-primary teachers registered from 1 June 2020. To...
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Section 13 (9) Appeals Procedure
Section 13(9) of the Education Act 1998 gives any school or teacher dissatisfied with the professional work or conduct of an Inspector or an Inspector’s report the right to seek...
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LGBT+ Teachers Rights
The lived workplace experiences of LGBT+ teachers in Irish schools INTO Pride Flag Campaign INTO LGBT+ Teachers’ Group LGBT+ Education Resources Good Teaching/Learning Practice Videos Addressing LGBT+ Identity Based Bullying...
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INTO School Year Planner 2025/26
Download the INTO School Year Planner for the 2025/26 school year here. To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Release Time for Teaching Principals
Circular 0011/2025(PDF) sets out the provisions in relation to release time for teaching principals (with substitution) in primary schools for the 2025/2026 school year. To keep reading, please join us...
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Other School Matters
Amalgamation Administration of Medicine Croke Park Hours Directives Data Protection and GDPR Lunchtime Supervision Parent / Teacher Meetings Tips and advice on preparing for formal parent-teacher meetings. School Accommodation School...
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School Year
INTO School Year Planner 2025/26 Exceptional Closings Standardisation of School Year Closing for Elections Closing in the Interests of Public Health School Tours Length of School Day...
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Exceptional Closings
If a school has not been in operation for at least 182 days in the school year the grant of salary and allowances may be reduced, unless owing to some...
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Closing for Elections
A school may not be closed for an election unless the school premises (or any portion thereof) have been requisitioned as a polling booth. To keep reading, please join us...
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Closing in the Interests of Public Health
When the closing of a school is deemed necessary in the interests of public health, the written recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health should be obtained by the chairperson...
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School Tours
Schools may be closed for one day in the school year for the purpose of an educational tour with the permission of the board of management. At least 25% of...
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Length of School Day
The following text is taken from Circular 11/95 Time in School (PDF) The term ‘school hours’ in relation to any school day means the entire time of the school meeting...
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Standardisation of School Year
Circular 0072/2022 Standardisation of the School Year in respect of Primary & Post-Primary Schools for the years 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Lunchtime Supervision
Since the 2013/2014 school year, participation in the supervision scheme has been compulsory for all teachers. Each teacher is required to provide 43 hours of supervision per annum. This includes...
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INTO Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Fora
The INTO Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Fora were established in 1994 to ensure that principal teachers’ views and concerns had a clear focus within the Organisation. The Special Rules Congress...
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Croke Park Hours
The Croke Park Agreement, at primary level, provides for an additional 36 hours per school year. The purpose of the additional time requirement is to provide for a range of...
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School Accommodation
General information on school accommodation Planning a school project Funding School design...
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General information on school accommodation
While much progress has been made on modernising school buildings over the past number of years, INTO continues to stress that adequate investment needs to be maintained to compensate for...