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Planning a school project
Planning a School Project? (PDF) InTouch April 2014 To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Funding
Capital grants are paid towards the provision of new buildings and major renovations. To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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School design
For general design guidelines visit the School Design section on the DE website. To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Teaching in the Republic of Ireland
Did you qualify as a teacher in Northern Ireland and now want to work in the Republic of Ireland? Information on teaching in the Republic of Ireland can be found...
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Equality
The INTO promotes and encourages the principle of equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of its work within the education sphere and in the teaching profession. The Legal, Industrial...
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Equal Opportunities (equality legislation)
Equality legislation (Employment Equality Act 1998 and Equal Status Act) is in place to prevent employees and service users being discriminated against on the following 9 grounds To keep reading,...
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Recruitment and Appointment of the Principal Teacher
Head Office receives many queries from members regarding eligibility to be appointed as Principal, the role itself, the recruitment process and allowances. To keep reading, please join us or log...
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INTO Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Committee
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School Self-Evaluation
Circular 56/2022 School Self-Evaluation: Next Steps September 2022 – June 2026 was released in August 2022. To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Good Practice
INTO and management have identified the following key practices as being very important in the promotion of positive working relations. The presence or absence of these practices within the school...
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Updated Child Protection Procedures 2025 – Summary Points
Child Protection Procedures for Schools To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Carer’s Leave
For comprehensive details of Carer’s Leave entitlements, refer to Chapter Six (PDF) of Department of Education circular 54/2019. To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Secondments
For comprehensive details of the Secondment scheme, refer to Circular 29/2018. To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Sick Leave
On 1 February 2024, the Department of Education published circular 13/2024, Sick Leave Scheme for Registered Teachers Employed in Recognised Primary and Post Primary Schools, here (PDF). To keep reading,...
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Adoptive Leave
For comprehensive details of Adoptive Leave entitlements, refer to Circular 47/2023 (PDF). To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Paternity Leave
For comprehensive details of the paternity leave scheme refer to Chapter Four of Circular 0054/2019 (PDF). To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Disadvantage Reports and Resources
Resources for DEIS Schools: Adapting and Managing Successful Transitions webinar To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Language Reports and Resources
Appendix F (d) – Application to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board for the 2025/26 School Year Criterion D – English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teaching Posts To keep reading,...
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Working Together
The original Working Together procedures have been in place since 2000, and both the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) and Voluntary Primary Management Bodies at primary level agreed that it...
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Working Together – Adult Bullying
This procedure is available in the Working Together document, revised 2024. It was reviewed in consultation with the Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution...