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Pension – New Entrant Pension Scheme
Teachers who entered service from 1 April 2004 and prior to 1 January 2013 are members of the new entrant pension scheme. To keep reading, please join us or log...
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Resignation
A teacher may resign from their position at any time. This can be done by writing to their board of management specifying the date on which their resignation will take...
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Service Abroad and Incremental Credit
Circular 10/2001 is the circular regarding incremental credit for recognised service. If incremental credit is granted a teacher will be moved up the payscale and if they are due outstanding...
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Spouses’ and Children’s Pension Scheme
Circular PEN 14/05 (Word) Revision of the Spouses’ and Children’s Pension Scheme Option to join the Revised Scheme May 2005 To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Retired Teachers’ Association
Retired teachers are strongly advised to join the Retired Teachers’ Association (RTA). www.rtaireland.ie To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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Advice, Support and Information
Good quality, reliable information is available to school leaders through this website, InTouch magazine, the weekly E-newsletter (every Tuesday during term-time – subscribe here), a termly Principals’ E-newsletter, the INTO...
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Acting Up Allowance
There is provision for the payment of an ‘acting up’ allowance where a Principal or Deputy Principal is absent from school for a minimum period of 30 calendar days, and...
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Incremental Credit
Teachers who are paid incremental salary by the Department of Education may apply for incremental credit for previous employment. Incremental credit may be awarded to qualified primary teachers in recognition...
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Supplementary Panel
Circular 57/2023, published on 16 November 2023, sets out the conditions and application process for access to the Supplementary Panel for recruitment to permanent positions arising for the 2024/25 school...
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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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Evaluation of Schools and Teachers
The following section contains information on the role of the Inspectorate in schools. The information provided is general in nature but links are provided to original documents and sources of...
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Evaluation of Teachers
A District Inspector has independent responsibility for the inspection of the schools in her/his district and for the assessment of the work of the teachers, under the direction and supervision...
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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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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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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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Circular 0081/2017
Circular 0081/2017 advises school management authorities that following consultations between the Department of Education, organisations representing school management, parents and teachers, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and Tusla,...
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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
Note: This page was updated in April 2023. To keep reading, please join us or log in....
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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....