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FREE Online Seminar ‘Valuing Teachers’: SMUCB in Conversation with INTO

25/04/2022

St Mary’s University College is set to host the fourth in a series of free online seminars arising from its Teaching Profession Project (TPP). On Tuesday, 03 May at 4.30 pm, Professor Peter Finn, Principal of St Mary’s University College, will chair a discussion on ‘Valuing Teachers’. Professor Finn will be joined by: Marie O’Shea, Chairperson of the INTO Northern Committee; Paul Groogan, Trade Union Official in … Continued

INTO elects a new President and Vice-President

20/04/2022

Congress 2022 has elected a new President and Vice-President of the INTO ...

Member update – Bulletin 5

12/04/2022

INTO entered into an agreement in 2020 with Management Side to manage workload concerns. Each teacher is entitled to an individual Directed Time Budget, and it is the professional duty of principals in all schools to ensure an individual Directed Time Budget is prepared for and gives due regard to...

GTCNI Registration Fee

08/04/2022

Following the Education Minister’s announcement of her intention to dissolve the GTCNI and to stand down the GTCNI’s Council with immediate effect, the Department has received several pieces of correspondence enquiring if GTCNI teacher registration fees will still be deducted from teachers’ salaries for the 2022/23 registration year. For the avoidance of any confusion or … Continued

NITC Pay Campaign: Video Available For Viewing Here

05/04/2022

Watch members from all four unions (INTO, NAHT, NEU, UTU) as they speak directly about the issues being highlighted in our joint pay campaign: NITC Pay Campaign Video (YouTube)

INTO Youth Conference 2022: FULLY BOOKED

04/04/2022

Please note: Our upcoming Youth Conference is fully booked. Calling all members aged 35 and under….. The INTO Youth Committee invite you to this year’s Youth Conference to be held from 5pm on Friday 20th until lunchtime on Saturday 21st May 2022 in The Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle (COVID restrictions permitting). The Programme The theme … Continued

COVID-19 Guidance

01/04/2022

The latest advice and guidance from INTO in relation to COVID-19 is available on our dedicated advice page. Please also access our Frequently Asked Questions page which is being updated regularly.

Press Release: Teachers’ Unions Come Together to Launch a Pay Campaign

31/03/2022

The members of the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council (NITC), the representative body for the teachers’ unions, have agreed to act jointly to make finding an acceptable resolution to the question of teachers’ pay an election issue. For further information read the full NITC Press Release (pdf)

Industrial Action by other Trade Unions: Workplace advice for INTO Members

29/03/2022

Unite the Union has given notice of strike action by its members to commence on 21 March 2022, across a number of employers including the Education Authority.  INTO offers the following advice to our members in relation to this matter: When members of NIC-ICTU affiliated trade unions are involved in industrial action INTO members should … Continued