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  • General information on school accommodation

    While much progress has been made on modernising school buildings over the past number of years, INTO continues to stress that adequate investment needs to be maintained to compensate for...

  • Planning a school project

    Planning a School Project? (PDF) InTouch April 2014 To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • Funding

    Capital grants are paid towards the provision of new buildings and major renovations. To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • School design

    For general design guidelines visit the School Design section on the DE website. To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • Equality

    The INTO promotes and encourages the principle of equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of its work within the education sphere and in the teaching profession. The Legal, Industrial...

  • Equal Opportunities (equality legislation)

    Equality legislation (Employment Equality Act 1998 and Equal Status Act) is in place to prevent employees and service users being discriminated against on the following 9 grounds To keep reading,...

  • LGBT+ Teachers Rights

    The lived workplace experiences of LGBT+ teachers in Irish schools INTO LGBT+ Teachers’ Group LGBT+ Education Resources Good Teaching/Learning Practice Videos Addressing LGBT+ Identity Based Bullying Different Families, Same Love...

  • School Admissions

  • Preparing the Admission Policy

    The following checklist is designed as an aid to preparing the admission policy. It should be read in conjunction with the Template Admission Policy (see below) provided by the DE...

  • INTO Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Committee

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  • Resources to support EID in schools

    The INTO has compiled a bank of resources that aim to build teacher capacity in the area of EID including: To keep reading, please join us or log in....

  • Summer Programme 2024

    2024 Special Schools   2024 Mainstream Schools   2024 Home-Based Programme...

  • Pensions and Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI)

    Pay Related Social Insurance Contributions and Pension Benefits All teachers pay PRSI (Pay Related Social Insurance Contributions) on salary earned from the Department of Education. The Department of Education also...

  • Covid-19: Operational matters in schools

    Controlling the spread of infection Are there any changes to the measures in place in schools for the 2023/24 school year? In a letter to schools dated 31 August 2022,...

  • School Leadership Webinars

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  • EAL hours for New Entrant Pupils

    What kind of contract can a school offer to a teacher taking on EAL hours for New Entrant Pupils? A teacher appointed to work these hours may be offered a...

  • Contract of Indefinite Duration

    The Department of Education (DE) issued a new staffing circular on 6 February 2024 outlining the terms under which Contracts of Indefinite duration are issued (relevant links are at the...

  • Assessment of Need (AON) FAQs

    Assessment of Need (AON) FAQs Why are schools now being asked to fill out this form? The Assessment of Need (AON) process is long established. Following a 2021 court judgement...

  • Right to Disconnect – Guidance for Schools

    Following the publication of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Right to Disconnect, in April 2021, a recommendation followed that all workplaces...

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