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Deadlines for tax claims and supplementary panel

13/12/2022

Members are reminded that the application deadline for the 2023/24 Supplementary Panel is this Friday, 16 December 2022; and that tax claims dating back four years must be submitted by the end of the year.

INTO welcomes improved bereavement leave scheme

12/12/2022

The INTO welcomes the publication of Circular 78/2022 – Bereavement Leave Scheme for Registered Teachers employed in Recognised Primary and Post Primary Schools.

No consultation on career break change proposal

06/12/2022

The INTO deplores the Minister for Education's lack of consultation on reported changes to our members terms and conditions, following media reports that the scheme is to be restricted from September 2023.

Teacher support needed for summer provision

01/12/2022

The INTO is calling for more resources for summer programmes next year. General Secretary John Boyle said ‘unfair criticism on the national airwaves’ of principal teachers of special and inclusive schools undermines their excellent work delivering these programmes.

INTO calls for emergency teacher supply taskforce

30/11/2022

Against the backdrop of a recruitment and retention crisis in primary and special education, the time for talking shops is over, the INTO said after the Consultative Forum on Teacher Supply met.

Tenth anniversary Irish Teachers’ Journal launched

22/11/2022

A special tenth anniversary edition of the Irish Teachers’ Journal was launched by INTO President John Driscoll at our Education Conference recently. Schools will be sent a copy before Christmas.

Housing crisis threatens education system – unions

22/11/2022

Ahead of the Raise the Roof rally on Saturday, trade unions in the education sector have issued a joint statement accusing Government of a failed housing policy that risks the effective delivery of education services.

Raise the Roof campaign: Teacher Testimonials

19/11/2022

The INTO is part of the Raise the Roof campaign, which aims to pressure Government into effectively addressing the housing crisis. Read teachers' experience of trying to find an affordable home.

Launch of Ashling Murphy Scholarship at conference

18/11/2022

The INTO and Mary Immaculate College have launched an entrance scholarship in memory of primary school teacher Ashling Murphy. This bursary will be awarded for achievement in traditional Irish music.