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INTO advice on wellbeing and staying well
25/06/2020
Stress and anxiety come hand in hand with change and uncertainty. Here are some resources we have gathered to promote and nurture wellbeing...
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Guidance on recording additional principal release days – OLCS
24/06/2020
INTO has been made aware that the OLCS is currently not equipped to record the additional principal release days set out in Circular 20/2019. Schools are advised to follow this DES guidance...
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Further guidance published on July Provision
23/06/2020
Throughout the current crisis, the INTO have set out the need for all decisions to be based on public health advice and open engagement with stakeholders...
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Update on notification of CID application decisions
22/06/2020
The DES has informed INTO that almost all notifications regarding applications for CIDs have been issued to schools at this stage and only a very small number remain...
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DES issues latest panel update
19/06/2020
The Department of Education and Skills has issued an update on the main panel. There are currently 31 teachers awaiting redeployment...
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No new SSE requirements for next school year
17/06/2020
The Department of Education and Skills has issued Circular 40/2020 in relation school evaluations for 2020/21.
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Bloomsday 2020
16/06/2020
Bloomsday celebrates Thursday 16 June 1904, the day depicted in James Joyce’s novel Ulysses. This year’s festival has been impacted by Covid-19 restrictions but there are so many creative and imaginative ways to celebrate this occasion...
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INTO secures class size commitment but questions linger – Draft Programme for Government
15/06/2020
INTO notes the commitment in the draft government programme to reducing class sizes and addressing the funding gap at primary level...
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Department provides additional clarification on reopening schools
15/06/2020
The Department of Education and Skills (DES) circulated a letter to schools at the weekend which clarifies a number of issues that were raised by INTO. The following key activities are now underway within the department...