INTO member benefits include our excellent value for money, INTO’s help and advice service, legal representation when required, training courses and events such as seminars, workshops and conferences throughout the year and our tireless campaigning on your behalf.
INTO offer a range of benefits and services for our members ranging from financial services to member discounts, from help and advice to training courses and information seminars to grants for educational research and a lot more besides.
6 months FREE membership for any teacher joining the INTO for the first time, who is not in their first year of teaching
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Teaching is a challenging and important job. As a teacher, you can change children’s lives. You deserve professional status, proper pay and decent conditions. You need a union that works to meet your needs.
The INTO’s strength lies in our membership – the larger our membership, the stronger we are in serving teachers and representing the views of the profession.
INTO welcomes members at all stages in your career from trainee teachers to those thinking about retirement, from Assistant Teachers to School Leaders and across every education sector.
Join INTO and:
- Be a part of the largest teachers’ trade union in Ireland;
- Be a member of a local union offering local solutions to local problems;
- Be better together – collectively we have a stronger voice;
- Let your voice be heard – make a real difference to the issues that are important to you;
- Be part of the union which has secured every significant improvement for teachers over the years; and
- Take advantage of our many services and benefits.
- 6 months FREE membership for any teacher joining the INTO for the first time, who is not in their first year of teaching
WATCH our members tell you what their INTO membership means to them.
SHARE with your friends to make sure they are protected too!
JOIN the INTO today and become part of our extended family...
READ ON for even more reasons to join the INTO:
Teaching is a challenging and important job. As a teacher, you can change children’s lives. You deserve professional status, proper pay and decent conditions. You need a union that works to meet your needs.
The INTO’s strength lies in our membership – the larger our membership, the stronger we are in serving teachers and representing the views of the profession.
INTO welcomes members at all stages in your career from trainee teachers to those thinking about retirement, from Assistant Teachers to School Leaders and across every education sector.
Join INTO and:
- Be a part of the largest teachers’ trade union in Ireland;
- Be a member of a local union offering local solutions to local problems;
- Be better together – collectively we have a stronger voice;
- Let your voice be heard – make a real difference to the issues that are important to you;
- Be part of the union which has secured every significant improvement for teachers over the years; and
- Take advantage of our many services and benefits.
RETIREMENT PLANNING WEBINARS/SEMINARS
Joint INTO/UTU webinars/seminars on Retirement Planning for members in partnership with Platinum Financial Planning Ltd, will run as webinars via Zoom and in person seminars. These sessions will provide members with the opportunity to ask questions and follow up individual consultations will be available.
You don't have to be about to retire to start planning for it. In fact, the sooner you understand your options, the more relaxed you'll feel about the whole process and hopefully you'll be better placed to make the right decisions about this important phase in your life.
Platinum Financial are teachers’ pension specialists and have been advising members on their retirement for more than a decade. When it comes to retirement it’s important not to make an uninformed decision that could have serious implications for your financial future. Their expertise combined with their independent financial advice means that Platinum Financial are perfectly placed to guide you through the maze of retirement, help you understand your financial options and make wiser choices.
Our webinars/seminars provide members with information on:
- State Pension
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme Benefits
- Phased Retirement
- Pension Income Taxation
- Budgeting for Retirement
- Guidance on Tax Free Cash etc.
Retirement Planning Webinars/Seminars 2024-25:
This year’s webinars include specialist sessions on Phased Retirement and Mid Career Planning.
| Date | Time | Event | Location | Registration | Closing Date |
| Thursday 17th October | 4:00pm-5:30pm | Pre-Retirement | Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen | Click HERE | 12noon 10th October |
| Wednesday 20th November | 3:45pm-5.15pm | Pre-Retirement | Zoom | Click HERE | 12noon 20th November |
| Thursday 16th January | 3:45pm-5.15pm | Phased Retirement | Zoom | Click HERE | 12noon 16th January |
| Wednesday 5th February | 3:45pm-5.15pm | Mid-Career Review | Zoom | Click HERE | 12noon 5th February |
| Tuesday 25th February | 3:45pm-5.15pm | Pre-Retirement | Zoom | Click HERE | 12noon 25th February |
| Tuesday 11th March | 3:45pm-5.30pm | Pre-Retirement | Belmont Hotel, Banbridge | Click HERE | 12noon 4th March |
| Thursday 27th March | 3:45pm-5.15pm | Pre-Retirement | Zoom | Click HERE | 12noon 27th March |
| Tuesday 8th April | 3:45pm-5.15pm | Phased Retirement | Zoom | Click HERE | 12noon 8th April |
| Thursday 17th April | 12:30pm-3:45pm | Pre-Retirement | INTO Offices, Belfast | Click HERE | 12noon 10th April |
Mid-Career Workshop
These workshops are aimed at members in the mid-point of their careers – if you are in your mid 40s – 50s, if you are feeling stuck in a rut, burnt out, looking for a change or thinking about retiring but too young to retire – book your place at the INTO Career Review Workshop where there will be presentations from various organisations on topics relevant to you.
INTO hold a number of seminars and workshops each year which are free to INTO members.
These include:
- Leadership Seminars and Conferences
- Mid-Career Review Workshops
- Newly Qualified Teacher Seminars
- Retirement Planning Webinars
- Webinars for All Members
NOTICE: This year's schedule of seminars and training courses will continue to be a mix of webinars and face-to-face sessions.