Graduate Certificate in Autism Education for Teachers Working with Autistic Pupils in Special Schools, Special Classes or as Special Education Teachers in Mainstream Primary and Post-Primary Schools, 2025/2026
This circular provides supplementary information on the Primary Online Database (POD) and the Post-Primary Online Database (PPOD) in light of the upcoming introduction of the National Equality Data Strategy, and adds to section 5 of Circular 50/2015. In short, the circular updates the categories of ethnic or cultural background that schools should capture when enrolling a pupil, and makes the capturing of such data mandatory
Under the Occupational Injury Leave Scheme, leave with pay may be granted by the employer, to a teacher who has been certified as medically unfit for work due to a physical injury sustained as a result of an accident in the actual discharge of their duties, including approved school activities; which was not due to negligence on the part of the teacher, and by some injury solely attributable to the nature of their duty which has been established by the employer as an Occupational Injury.
The Planning and Building Unit of the Department of Education has kept under review the movements of Primary and Post-primary School building costs since the Basic Building Cost (BBC) was last increased in June 2022. As a result, it has been decided that increased Cost Limits will apply from 14th April 2025.
The purpose of this circular is provide the revised table for the allocation of Assistant Principal Posts with effect from 1 September 2025
The 'Say Yes to Languages' primary languages sampler module has been extended for a further year and primary schools have been invited to apply to participate in the module.
The 'Say Yes to Languages' primary languages sampler module has been extended for a further year and primary schools have been invited to apply to participate in the module.
The purpose of the CASWS is to devolve funding to individual recognised primary, special school and post-primary school authorities to undertake small-scale building works which can be carried out during the summer months or at other times that avoid disrupting the operation of the school.