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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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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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Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI)
Under the social welfare code, Social Welfare Benefits can be divided into three main categories: To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Income Tax & PAYE
The collection of Income Tax is the responsibility of the Revenue Commissioners, who operate under the authority of the Minister for Finance. Teachers’ income tax is assessed under the Pay...
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Inspectorate Code of Practice
Inspectors must carry out their functions in accordance with procedures determined by the Minister. These are set down in the Code of Practice for the Department of Education Inspectorate, updated...
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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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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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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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Child Protection – DE Circular 0036/2023
Child Protection – DE Circular 0036/2023 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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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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Taxation and PRSI
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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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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...
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Parental Complaints – INTO/Management Complaints Procedure
The INTO and Primary School Management first reached agreement in 1993 on a procedure for dealing with complaints by parents against teachers. The purpose of the procedure was to facilitate...