Ashling Murphy Scholarship 1 Sept deadline
25/08/2023
The deadline for applications for the inaugural Ashling Murphy Scholarship is 1 September. The one-off bursary worth €4,000 is jointly funded by the INTO and Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.
Practitioners sought for school mental health pilot
21/07/2023
The DE and NEPS have advertised the position of Education Wellbeing / Mental Health Practitioner as part of Strand 2 of the Pilot Programme of Counselling and Wellbeing / Mental Health supports.
Holiday pay for substitute teachers issued today
20/07/2023
Holiday pay for substitute teachers issued today, Thurs 20 July. Eleven percent of a daily rate is deducted and banked as holiday pay. The overall amount payable is based on days worked in the previous term.
Job opportunities at Global Village partnership
14/07/2023
Global Village, the strategic partnership for the delivery of Global Citizenship Education at primary school level, is currently recruiting for a Digital Communications Officer and an Education Officer.
Changes to career break and job-sharing schemes
13/07/2023
Following representations by the INTO, the DE today confirmed restrictions on teachers doing substitute work under the Career Break and Job Share schemes will again be lifted for the 2023/24 school year.
Planning for a more diverse teaching profession
30/06/2023
Last month, the Irish National Teachers' Organisation and Maynooth University's Turn to Teaching Community hosted a shared learning event promoting diversity and inclusion in the teaching profession.
Extra measures needed to ease teacher supply crisis
28/06/2023
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation has written to the Department of Education and the Teaching Council demanding steps be taken to alleviate the growing teacher recruitment and retention crisis.
Pupil mental health support must continue past 2024
22/06/2023
The INTO strongly supports the inclusion of 78 primary schools in a pilot scheme aimed at mitigating pupil mental health challenges which have become more pressing in the aftermath of the pandemic.
DE issues information note on recruitment procedures
21/06/2023
The Department of Education has today published an information note regarding recruitment procedures. The note also provides an update on lists of available substitutes and registered retired teachers.