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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.

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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...

Online Ballot on Proposed Pay Agreement – Call for all members’ email addresses

25/01/2021

An online ballot will soon be conducted on the proposed pay agreement ‘Building Momentum, 2021-2022’. Voting will take place from 3-9 February.In advanc...