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INTO members vote to accept public service pay deal

15/03/2024

Members of Ireland’s largest teachers’ union, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO), have voted by a significant margin to accept the proposals in the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026 in an electronic ballot of members in the Republic of Ireland.

INTO congratulates registered primary teachers elected to the Teaching Council

14/03/2024

The INTO wishes to congratulate the registered primary teachers who were recently elected to the Teaching Council.

Register now for INTO Retirement Planning Seminar

08/03/2024

Registration is now open for our Retirement Planning Seminar on 12/13 April 2024 in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ballincar, Rosses Point Road, Sligo, F91XW7Y.

DE Information Note – Illness Benefit for those who pay Class A PRSI

06/03/2024

On 1 March 2024, the Department of Education published a new information note, here, which sets out recent changes to illness benefit claims.

INTO Northern Conference 2024

29/02/2024

The INTO Northern Conference kicks off in The Europa Hotel, Belfast on Friday 1 March. The Conference is set to hear from members on the issues of pay, recruitment and retention, school funding and special educational needs.

Empowering Change: Insights and Challenges at the INTO Special Education Symposium 2024

28/02/2024

Around 400 teachers gathered in Portlaoise on Saturday, 24 February, for the INTO Symposium on Special Education, engaging in discussions about the provision of special education in Ireland.

Largest mobilisation of union members in decades to take place for Trade Union Week 

14/02/2024

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has today (14.02.24) announced Ireland’s first Trade Union Week, which will take place between 29 April and 6 May 2024.

Nominations for President, Vice President and National Committees

13/02/2024

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) wishes to advise members of the following nominations received by the union for the positions of President, Vice President and National Committees for the forthcoming term.

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Information Note – Illness Benefit for those who pay Class A PRSI
Date: 06/03/2024 / Format: PDF / Size: 102.58KB
Claims for illness benefit by staff paid on Department payrolls who pay “A” Class PRSI contributions are made to the Department of Social Protection.
Circular 0024/2024
Date: 04/03/2024 / Format: PDF / Size: 384.8KB
Post-Graduate Certificate/Diploma of Teacher Professional Learning for teachers working with students with special educational needs (autism).
Circular 0022/2024
Date: 26/02/2024 / Format: PDF / Size: 615.64KB
Policy on Gaeltacht Education - Invitation to Primary Schools in Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas to Consider Joining the Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme.
Circular 0020/2024
Date: 26/02/2024 / Format: PDF / Size: 699.97KB
Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme: Continued Implementation of the Scheme (2024/25) in Primary Schools and Special Schools.
Circular 0019/2024
Date: 26/02/2024 / Format: PDF / Size: 592.64KB
Post-Graduate Diploma Programme of Teacher Professional Learning for Special Education Teachers, 2024/2025.
Circular 0018/2024
Date: 26/02/2024 / Format: PDF / Size: 356.85KB
Graduate Certificate in Autism Education for teachers working with Autistic Pupils in Special Schools, Special Classes or as Special Education Teachers in mainstream Primary and PostPrimary Schools, 2024/2025.

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