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Summer Provision – registration closing date extended

03/06/2021

Members are advised that the closing date for schools to register an expression of interest in the 2021 Summer Provision Schemes has been extended to Friday, 25 June.

Teacher supply report misses the mark again

03/06/2021

The INTO rejects key assumptions which underlie the report Developing a Teacher Demand and Supply Model for Ireland 2021 – 2038. The report, compiled for the Department of Education’s Teacher Supply Steering Group, is based entirely on demographics, assuming that fewer pupils should equate to fewer teachers. It is hardly surprising that a group that has excluded … Continued

Member Update: Ventilation, testing, summer provision and more

28/05/2021

A member update on recent, notable developments is detailed below. Air ventilation monitors The Department of Education has issued updated guidance on the ventilation of school facilities. Heeding a call from the INTO, and advice from the expert group established to evaluate this recommendation, the department has now agreed to provide air ventilation monitors to … Continued

Vacancies at the INTO

28/05/2021

The INTO is currently recruiting for two senior roles within the union. Please find information on the open positions below. Senior Official/Deputy Director of Communications (Temporary – 1 Year) Section: Communications Location: INTO Head Office, Dublin Overview of the role INTO’s communications team ensures members and employees are kept up to date with union developments, … Continued

INTO applauds cross-party and government support for Reproductive Health Leave Bill

26/05/2021

INTO members across the country wrote to Senators over the last week in support of the proposed Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Leave) Bill 2021. The bill, proposed by Senator Ivana Bacik, and informed by the compelling and harrowing stories of INTO members who endured challenging reproductive leave related incidents, including miscarriages and invasive … Continued

Clarification on staffing allocations for Summer Provision

26/05/2021

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) has received a clarification from the Department of Education in respect of staffing allocations for the forthcoming summer programmes, which also issued to schools this morning. Following guidance issued last week, and queries raised in relation to staffing allocations, the Department has this morning clarified the following. The staffing … Continued

Failure to top up parent’s benefit an affront to working families

24/05/2021

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) welcomes the publication of Circular 0030/2021, which clarifies the terms of the parent’s leave scheme for teachers. However, the INTO is extremely disappointed that members who have made sufficient PRSI contributions, and who are eligible for parent’s benefit, will not have their salaries topped up by the Department of … Continued