Easter message from the General Secretary
15/04/2020
I write to you during an unprecedented time with our schools closed as our nation responds to a global pandemic. I want to thank and congratulate you for the way you have supported your pupils since our schools closed...
Why INTO went without an Easter Congress once before
14/04/2020
INTO Deputy General Secretary Noel Ward talks postponing Congress and the only other time this has happened ...
Schools to remain closed until further notice
10/04/2020
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD has today announced that primary schools will remain closed until further notice...
Deadline for job share and career break applications
09/04/2020
INTO members are reminded that job share and career break applications for next year may be withdrawn until 14 April, under the terms of circular 54/2019...
INTO condemns lack of consultation on school continuity guidance
03/04/2020
It is wholly unacceptable that this important document should have been published without any consultation with the union representing primary school teachers and principals, despite our repeated offers to aid the department...
New SNA allocation model deferred following calls from INTO
03/04/2020
Yesterday, the Minister for Education & Skills Joe McHugh TD announced that the planned new allocation model for Special Needs Assistants has been deferred for one year, commencing in September 2021...
Pupils at heart of creative and determined approach to remote learning – Maynooth study
03/04/2020
Academics Jolanta Burke, Ph.D., CPsychol. & Majella Dempsey published the findings of an extensive survey exploring how schools are adapting to the life under COVID-19...
Lessons for teachers on working from home
03/04/2020
INTO acknowledges and commends the trojan work of teachers across the country and the professional way our members have responded swiftly to the current crisis...
Return of staffing forms and documentation during the closure
02/04/2020
The DES has informed us that the date for return of forms and documentation related to the Staffing Circular (Main Panel Application Forms, CID forms, Staffing Appeals Applications) has been extended to 3 April (from 27 March). INTO encourages principals and teachers to complete and return these forms by this date, to ensure minimum disruption to the redeployment process...