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Vote for #MySchool winner

11/09/2019

Our schools play a critical role in local communities right across Ireland. This September the #MySchool competition celebrated Irish schools by highlighting what makes them special, great and unique...

Primary schools remain overcrowded and underfunded

10/09/2019

OECD report ‘Education at a Glance 2019’ finds Irish primary school classes among the largest in Europe while funding lags behind the rest of Europe...

Focus Ireland & INTO Launch New Education Resource for Primary Schools

10/09/2019

Focus Ireland and the INTO have produced a new resource for members supporting students and families who are homeless or at risk...

Primary Staffing Appeals Board – Closing date looms

09/09/2019

The closing date for submission of appeals to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board is Wednesday 9th October 2019...

INTO supports school secretaries rallies this weekend in Athlone, Donegal and Dublin

06/09/2019

School secretaries will stage a rally at education minister Joe McHugh’s office in Letterkenny, county Donegal, at 1pm this Saturday (7th September)...

INTO reacts to today’s Inclusion Ireland report

05/09/2019

Primary schools have always been open and inclusive places for special needs students. Today’s report published by Inclusion Ireland does not reflect the s...

INTO principals’ seminars open for registration

03/09/2019

Registration now open for seminars in Roscommon, Donegal and Meath.

New circular: Antenatal classes, parental leave and pre-employment medical assessments

03/09/2019

The Department for Education and Skills has published a new circular, DES Circular 54/2019, which replaces the web book Terms & Conditions of Employment for ...

INTO retirement seminars open for registration

02/09/2019

Retirement brings change. Taking the time to consider the changes and how to handle them will help you plan and take control of your future.