INTO Subject Access Request: Policy & Procedures
17th July 2019
INTO has five national committees: The Central Executive Committee, Benefit Funds Committee, Education Committee, Equality Committee and Principals' and Deputy Principals' Committee.
INTO Global Solidarity is made up of three pillars, campaigning, action-based learning and volunteering that work in conjunction to advance educational standards, human/trade union rights and decent work worldwide.
INTO Global Solidarity Network
The INTO Global Solidarity Network lobbies and campaigns for teachers’ rights, human/trade union rights and the right to education and decent work worldwide.
INTO Solidarity Fund
INTO Solidarity Funding supports teachers volunteering abroad & other global educational projects.
INTO Global Citizenship Education
Global Citizenship School
Global Citizenship Schools supports primary schools in learning about and taking action on local and global issues. By clicking here, you will leave the INTO website.
Global Village
Global Village is a new strategic partnership for Global Citizenship Education in Primary Schools, between Irish Aid at the Department of Foreign Affairs, and a consortium of Trócaire, Dublin City University (DCU), the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) and the Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN).
It aims to support primary school pupils to become active global citizens committed to building a fairer and more sustainable world.
Click here to visit the Global Village website.
The INTO LGBT+ Teachers’ Group supports and advances the cause of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender primary school teachers in Ireland and advocates for LGBT+ inclusion in primary schools.
Different Families, Same Love
The INTO LGBT+ Teachers’ Group are delighted to announce the return of the Different Families, Same Love competition for May 2023. This competition is open to all primary schools and special schools in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. More information here.
Current Goals
- To make teachers and principals aware of the amendment to Section 37.1 of the Employment Equality Act (1998, 2004) and to continue to work with the INTO Equality Officer, INTO officials, and the INTO Equality Committee to ensure that schools are inclusive places to work for LGBT+ teachers.
- To encourage the visibility of LGBT+ teachers in schools and society at large.
- To promote teaching resources for primary schools which encourage LGBT+ inclusion and address homophobic and transphobic bullying (e.g. Different Families Same Love, Respect: Creating a Welcoming and Positive School Climate to Prevent Homophobic and Transphobic Bullying, and All Together Now!)
- To make submissions to ensure that curricula and school materials are inclusive of LGBT+ identities.
- To endorse and support the work of other professional groups around common goals e.g. BeLonGTo, Shout Out, LGBT Ireland and TENI.
- To provide a forum for social interaction and peer support, and to organise social events and gatherings.
Become a Member
The group meets about six times a year. New members are always welcome. If you would prefer to meet members of the group informally first, before the meeting, just send an email and we can arrange to meet for coffee beforehand.
We have regular social events and more information about the group, including meeting dates/times can be found on our Facebook page or on the INTO website.
Districts
The INTO in Northern Ireland is divided into 2 Districts and each of these is represented on the INTO Central Executive Committee. Each District also has representatives on the Education Committee, Equality Committee and Principals'/Deputy Principals' Committee.
Northern Ireland District
| District Secretary | Email Address | |
|---|---|---|
| District 1 | Siobhan McMullan | intodistrict1@into.ie |
| District 2 | Paul Kealey | intodistrict2@into.ie |
Branches
The branch is the basic unit of the Organisation. Each school is assigned to one of the Organisation's branches. On joining the INTO, each member becomes a member of the branch to which her/his school is assigned.
General meetings for all members of the branch are normally held at least three times per year. The general meeting held in December/January is the branch AGM. Members are urged to attend their branch meetings in order to express their opinions, cast their votes, and thereby, participate in determining the policies of the Organisation.
A Branch Committee, elected at the branch AGM, is charged with directing the affairs of the branch between general meetings. Branch Officers, elected at the branch AGM, are:
Cathaoirleach, Leas-Chathaoirleach, Branch Secretary and Branch Organiser.
Northern Ireland Branches
| District 1 | Branch Secretary | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| 0101 - North Antrim | Peter Marrs | northantrim@into.ie |
| 0102 - South Antrim (Incorporating 0107 CNL) |
Caitlin McCann | southantrim@into.ie |
| 0105 - Belfast | Paul Kerr | belfastbranch@into.ie |
| 0106 - Belfast West | Martin Connolly | belfastwest@into.ie |
| 0109 - South Derry | Marie Molloy | southderry@into.ie |
| 0110 - Down | Susan McMullan | downbranch@into.ie |
| 0113 - Lisburn | Roisin Galbraith | lisburnbranch@into.ie |
| District 2 | Branch Secretary | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| 0201 - Armagh | Colette Conlon | armaghbranch@into.ie |
| 0202 - North Armagh | Joanna McGivern | northarmagh@into.ie |
| 0203 - South Armagh | Paula McEvoy | armaghsouthbranch@into.ie |
| 0207 - Derry City | Gavan Duffy | derrycity@into.ie |
| 0208 - Dungannon/Cookstown | Daniel Kelly | dungannonbranch@into.ie |
| 0209 - Enniskillen | Liam Magee |
enniskillenbranch@into.ie |
| 0212 - Limavady/Dungiven | Debbie Mullan | limavadybranch@into.ie |
| 0213 - Lisnaskea | Rosemary Grew | lisnaskeabranch@into.ie |
| 0214 - Newry | Liam Ó Manacháin | newrybranch@into.ie |
| 0215 - Strabane | Shauna McNamee | strabanebranch@into.ie |
| 0216 - Tyrone Central | Peter Torney | tyronecentral@into.ie |
| 0217 - South Tyrone | Ita McMenamin | southtyrone@into.ie |
INTO has 6 committees listed below. Click on the links to find out more about the role of each committee.