Flexible leave information note published – partial reopening of special schools and classes
04/02/2021
Following intensive negotiations with the INTO last week, the Department of Education has today published Information Note 01/21 in relation to teachers, who...
Guidance published – phased return of special schools and special classes
03/02/2021
INTO expected that guidance would issue from the Department of Education yesterday in respect of the phased reopening of special schools and special classes. We now understand that the guidance has been relayed to school principals today (3 Feb) and we are sharing it here too. We believe this delay was unhelpful and we have relayed the strong concerns of this union to the department this afternoon.
Clarification: Primary Education Change Agenda within Building Momentum
03/02/2021
Members will today receive their electronic votes on the proposed new public service agreement, ‘Building Momentum, 2021-22’. Polling closes next Tuesday...
Member video – Key talking points and Q&A on the proposed pay agreement
02/02/2021
Earlier today, we had planned to deliver a live event on our Facebook channel to allow members to ask questions about the ballot on the proposed public secto...
Plans and protocols for partial and phased resumption of special schools and special classes
01/02/2021
Over the last two weeks, the INTO has participated in intensive engagement with the Department of Education and Fórsa. The Central Executive Committee of INTO has considered detailed proposals on a slow, phased and partial resumption of special education from mid-February.
Spectrum.Life to launch Digital Wellbeing Series and Digital Gym
29/01/2021
Spectrum.Life, the current employee assistance service provider, are launching a Digital Wellbeing Series and Digital Gym which INTO members can access fr...
Department updates schools on planning for education sector
29/01/2021
The INTO has been advised that the Department of Education has this morning written to principals. In this letter the department notified schools that the Go...
Ahead of member ballot, INTO publishes informational booklet on proposed public service agreement
26/01/2021
Ahead of the forthcoming ballot of members on a new public sector pay deal, the INTO has published an informational Eolas setting out the key changes in the...
Vacancy – Assistant General Secretary: Legal, Industrial Relations and Equality Section
25/01/2021
A vacancy has arisen for the position of Assistant General Secretary (AGS) in the INTO’s Legal, Industrial Relations and Equality Section due to a retireme...