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Register now for our Autumn Retirement Planning Seminars

03/09/2024

INTO Retirement Planning seminars and webinars are delivered by a team of experts and are specifically tailored for primary teachers who are contemplating retirement.

Exciting news: InTouch and Printout are merging!

02/09/2024

We are thrilled to announce that, starting from September, InTouch and PrintOut will be amalgamated into a single, comprehensive magazine - InTouch.

Join our grassroots call to action: Make Primary and Special Education a Priority in Budget 2025

02/09/2024

As the government approaches the end of its term and prepares its final Budget for 2025, the time to demand substantial investment in primary and special education is now.

Working Together 2024 – Ag Obair le Chéile

02/09/2024

Over the past two years the Primary Management Bodies and the INTO have engaged extensively to conduct a review of the Working Together procedures.

Teacher shortages reach crisis point as schools reopen

28/08/2024

The ongoing teacher shortage has reached a critical level, leaving many schools, particularly in the greater Dublin area, unable to secure the necessary staff. Immediate intervention is essential to prevent further disruption to our education system.

Different Families, Same Love 2024 competition winners!

23/08/2024

The INTO LGBT+ Teachers’ Group are delighted to confirm the winners of the Different Families, Same Love competition for 2024.

Substitute teaching during job shares and career breaks

19/08/2024

The Department of Education has today confirmed the restrictions on teachers undertaking substitute work under the terms of the Career Break and Job Share schemes will again be lifted for the entirety of the 2024/25 school year.

‘Without access to education, children are at risk of losing their futures’

26/07/2024

On the eve of Education International’s 10th World Congress in Argentina the British and Irish Group of Teacher Unions (BIGTU) has denounced the fact that 75 million children worldwide will have their education disrupted this year by war, conflicts or natural disasters.

OECD Review Supports INTO’s Call to Expand DEIS Programme

18/07/2024

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) has long campaigned for improvements to the DEIS scheme and additional supports for children living in poverty. The union participated in the OECD’s Review of School Resourcing to Address Educational Disadvantage in Ireland during summer 2023. The report, issued today, highlights several key findings and recommendations. The OECD report … Continued