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January 14, 2025
Seeds of Hope

The 'Seeds of Hope' Biodiversity in parishes conference will be on Saturday 25th Jan from 10am-4pm in Springfort Hall (on the Limerick side of Mallow). The conference is offered by Trócaire and the Laudato Si’ movement in partnership with the Dioceses of Cashel & Emly, Kerry, Killaloe, and Limerick. Tea/coffee and lunch will be provided, a €10 contribution to help with costs will be requested on the day.

January 13, 2025
Teacher Fee Refund Scheme 2024

The objective of the Teacher Fee Refund Scheme is to provide a partial refund towards the cost of course fees and examination fees upon the successful completion of the teacher professional learning course/s (where the course duration is longer than one year funding is provided upon successful completion of each year of the course).

December 12, 2024
Understanding Behaviours of Concern and Responding to Crisis Situations Guidelines for Schools in Supporting Students

The purpose of this Circular is to inform schools of the publication of “Understanding Behaviours of Concern and Responding to Crisis Situations Guidelines for Schools” and in particular the process of recording and reporting of physical restraint in schools. The Guidelines are designed to develop and enhance schools’ understanding of behaviours of concern and to assist them in managing crisis situations.

December 11, 2024
Special Leave with Pay for Sporting Purposes for Registered Teachers employed in Recognised Primary and Post-Primary Schools

Special Leave with Pay for Sporting Purposes may be granted to a teacher who is either representing Ireland as a competitor in an international sporting event or who is a coach of a national team for those events listed in the circular.

December 11, 2024
Special Leave with Pay for Sporting Purposes for Special Needs Assistants employed in Recognised Primary and Post-Primary Schools

Special Leave with Pay for Sporting Purposes may be granted to an SNA who is either representing Ireland as a competitor in an international sporting event or who is a coach of a national team for those events listed in the circular.

December 10, 2024
The Operation/application and deployment of Special Education Teacher resources.

Outlines the roles and responsibilities in the application of Special Education Teaching (SET) resources to ensure an inclusive and whole-school approach to provision for Pupils/Students with special educational needs.

November 21, 2024
Panel access for fixed-term/temporary (this includes substitute) and part-time teachers to the Supplementary Redeployment Panel for the 2025/26 school year

The arrangements for access to the supplementary redeployment panels for the 2025/26 school year for eligible registered primary teachers in fixed-term/temporary positions (this includes substitute positions) and part-time positions in recognised primary schools

November 20, 2024
Cost-of-living measure to support increased school running costs

The purpose of this circular is to set out the arrangements in relation to the payment of the cost-of-living measure totalling €45 million to support increased school running costs announced as part of the cost-of-living measures in Budget 2025.

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