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Talks ongoing on plans to reopen primary schools 

19/02/2021

There has been a lot of media speculation this week in relation to the reopening of our primary schools. The INTO wishes to confirm to members that negotiati...

Teacher Refund Scheme 2020

12/02/2021

The Teacher Fee Refund Scheme provides funding towards the cost of professional development courses, relevant and of benefit to schools, and that are subject...

Ballot – INTO members vote to accept proposed pay deal

11/02/2021

INTO members have voted to accept ‘Building Momentum – A New Public Service Pay Agreement. In an online ballot, 80.6% of participants voted in favour of the agreement. The turnout was 59.1 %.

Latest InTouch now live

05/02/2021

The latest issue of InTouch magazine is now available on the INTO website.Given the current school closures, this issue is digital-only and features:The gene...

INTO Principals’ Webinar: The Framework for Reopening Special Schools and Special Classes 

04/02/2021

The INTO will hold a principals' webinar on Tuesday, 9 February 2021 from 3-4pm. This webinar is free and for principals only. The title of this webinar is t...

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.

Update

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...