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A Word from the
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CONTENTS
p.2 A Word from the President
President – Seamus Lahart
p.4 Pay discrimination ballot
p.5 A better future through
educational justice
Colleagues, the summer has
p.6 institute News
passed too quickly and you are
p.8 Have we your correct already back at the chalkface for
membership details? the next academic year delivering
p.9 Teachers’ wellbeing a quality service in educating
the nation. The best of
p.10 A reminder of some key TUi luck to you over the coming
directives
months.
p.14 TUi on Senior Cycle reform
p.16 TUi guide for new teachers
Pay discrimination –
p.22 erasmus+ scheme let’s deliver a strong
p.23 Update on curriculum message in upcoming
development
ballot
p.24 HPV vaccine – important
At Congress 2019, delegates
information on programme
decided to ballot all members
p.26 review of rSe in schools in September to refresh our
p.30 TUi legal advice policy
mandate for industrial action –
up to and including strike
p.32 Membership Application Form action – should the Government TUi PreSiDeNT, SeAMUS LAHArT
p.33 Deduction At Source Form fail or refuse to address
conclusively the outstanding it is vital that every TUi member
p.35 rMA News issues of pay discrimination. votes to deliver a strong message to
p.36 Crossword Ballot papers will issue in Government that this issue must
the middle of September and finally be resolved.
eDiTOriAL PrODUCTiON
Annette Dolan Bernie ruane TUi News is published by the
Deputy General Secretary Assistant General Secretary Teachers’ Union of ireland.
adolan@tui.ie bruane@tui.ie
Aontas Múinteoirí éireann,
73 Orwell road, rathgar, Dublin 6.
Declan Glynn Joanne irwin
Seamus Lahart Assistant General Secretary Assistant General Secretary
President dglynn@tui.ie jirwin@tui.ie T: 01-492 2588 F: 01-492 2953
president@tui.ie e: tui@tui.ie W: www.tui.ie
Aidan Kenny David Duffy
Martin Marjarom Assistant General Secretary education & research Officer
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Michael Gillespie Nadia Johnston
Assistant General Secretary Administrative Officer
John MacGabhann mgillespie@tui.ie njohnston@tui.ie
General Secretary
jmacgabhann@tui.ie Colm Kelly Conor Griffin
Assistant General Secretary Press & information Officer
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What needs to be Bullying and its initiative is endorsed by TUi. See p.31
for full details.
achieved? consequences
TUi continues to demand real steps We are all acutely aware of the
to eliminate pay discrimination, to devastating effects and potentially Teacher Unity
make permanent whole-time posts tragic consequences of bullying Annual Congress instructed the
amongst our student body. Union to pursue a closer working
available from the outset, to deal with
Unfortunately, bullying behaviour and alliance with our sister teacher unions.
bureaucratic workload issues and to the implementation of effective
restore middle management posts of We have recently witnessed the
bullying prevention policies continue
responsibility to their pre-austerity to be a challenge for teachers and difficulties that two separate unions
levels. school management. it is a challenge pursuing a different strategy has
that we must do everything we can to caused, and the obvious response to
meet. i know that all TUi members ensure that this is not repeated is that
will continue to watch out for signs of we cooperate and work together. On
Junior Cycle and Senior
Cycle such behaviour and will continue to your behalf, i continue to express that
The new Junior Cycle programme be a point of contact and refuge for view to the President and General
continues to be implemented and TUi young people who are victims of such Secretary of ASTi and to the irish
at a national level continues to meet behaviour. it is vital that all teachers Congress of Trade Unions. To be clear,
are active in monitoring and working we are ready and willing to engage in
with the Department’s officials to deal
with an effective bullying prevention talks on closer co-operation at any
with arising issues. We are seeking the
policy for students in all of our
completion of the long-promised time. Trade unionism is most effective
centres.
longitudinal study on the effectiveness when we work together. The hint is in
of the new programme so that we can the name.
see the outcomes resulting from its Technological
implementation. We are well Universities
represented at NCCA with up to 65
Strength of the TUI
The process of establishing
TUi members active on course Technological Universities continues.
voice
development committees, Junior and TUi is our Union. We speak with one
Following on from the establishment
Senior Cycle boards and NCCA strong voice for the benefit of all
of TU Dublin, the Union continues to
council. teachers. We act as one to defend the
engage with both of the southern
terms and conditions of the individual
consortia. TUi acknowledges and
Senior Cycle review is also underway commends the work of our local and we negotiate for the teaching and
and TUi has already made clear its ‘red negotiating teams in all of these lecturing profession as a whole. The
line’ issues. More detail is separately larger and more widespread our
ongoing developments. We will
provided in this issue of TUi News. membership, the more authoritative
continue to raise outstanding issues at
The NCCA has asked for submissions national level with the DeS and the our voice. Please ask your colleagues
from all interested parties by to join TUi – don’t assume that
THeA.
November 1st 2019 and i urge all somebody else has already done so.
teachers to engage with that process Take a few moments today to ask new
to make the voice of the profession
Generation entrants to the profession and those
heard. Of course, the Union will Apprenticeship who have not yet joined the Union to
continue to engage proactively to i would like to draw your attention to become a member of TUi in order to
ensure that the quality of Senior the Generation Apprenticeship grow our presence and give them a
Cycle provision is maintained and the schools’ competition, which aims to strong and meaningful voice.
transfer of further workload to the raise awareness and help students
teacher is prevented. visualise how they can combine future i wish you well for the year ahead.
careers through apprenticeship with
their commitment to green values and
sustainable futures. This excellent
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campaign to end pay discrimination – upcoming
ballot to renew industrial action mandate
At Annual Congress 2019, the TUi in September 2016, we secured a significant
reiterated its unwavering commitment to advance when we negotiated the in September 2017, you, the members of
Mandate for industrial action
prosecuting the campaign for pay equality incorporation of the value of the TUi, in solidarity with your new entrant
to a fair and sustainable conclusion. Since honours primary degree allowance into colleagues and in order to protect the
the egregious, discriminatory cuts were the new entrant scale. We further narrowed integrity of our profession, gave the TUi a
made that put the starting salary of a new the gap. mandate for industrial action, up to and
entrant to teaching in 2012 almost 30% including strike action, as part of our
behind the starting salary of a colleague in 2018, as a result of the pressure applied campaign for pay equality. Two years on, that
appointed in 2010, the TUi has campaigned by the TUi and the other teacher unions, mandate now needs to be refreshed.
to eliminate the differential and to re- agreement was secured that the 4th and
establish both the principle and practice of 8th points of the public service new
entrant scales, including the teachers’ scale, Therefore, in late September/early October,
Ballot for renewal of mandate
equal pay for equal work.
would be removed. For new entrant by way of a ballot of members, you will be
in 2013, under the HrA, we narrowed the teachers, this again narrowed the gap and, asked to renew that mandate. The executive
gap when we won important adjustments significantly, brought the scale back to Committee will be recommending that you
to the new entrant scale and secured a 25 points. vote “YeS”.
reversal of the (10%) cut in the value
of the qualifications allowances for those However, there is still a gap that we must it truly is a moral imperative that we, as
who entered the profession in the close, still an unacceptable discrimination to educators and trade unionists, defend our
period from 1st January 2011 to be eliminated. This gap and discrimination profession and support our colleagues and
31st January 2012. disproportionately affects teachers. friends who ask for no more than justice
and equity.
salary restoration for tui members standardised
from 1st september 2019 school Year
Under the terms of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018–2020, which TUi members
are deemed ‘covered’ by, whole-time annual basic scale salaries are increased by 1.75% with 2019/2020
effect from 1st September 2019. october 2019 mid-term break
There is one remaining increase of 2% due under the terms of this agreement on 1st Schools will close from Monday 28th
October 2020. October 2019 to Friday 1st
November 2019, inclusive.
christmas 2019
Schools will close on Friday 20th
December 2019, which will be the final
day of the school term. Schools will
re-open on Monday 6th January 2020.
february 2020 mid-term
break
Schools will close from Monday 17th
February 2020 to Friday 21st February
2020, inclusive.
easter 2020
Schools will close on Friday 3rd April
Salary restoration measures under Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 2020, which will be the final day of the
• 1% on 1st January 2018 school term. Schools will re-open on
• 1% on 1st October 2018 Monday 20th April 2020.
• 1.75% on 1st September 2019
• 2% on 1st October 2020
Also on 1st October 2020, the value of allowances (e.g. Hons Degree Allowance, APi/APii See Circular Letter 9/2017 – available on
allowances, long service allowance etc) will be increased by 5%, bringing them back to their the TUI website - for more details.
original pre-cut value.
See www.tui.ie for all up-to-date salary scales.
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Building a better future through educational
justice – key tui motion unanimously
passed at ictu Biennial conference
A TUi motion calling for a better future for The motion mandates the iCTU to the podium on a wide range of issues
all through educational justice was campaign to ensure both preservation of including the promotion of trade unions to
unanimously passed at the iCTU’s Biennial the education system as a public good and young people, the mental health of
Delegate Conference in Dublin in July. to secure appropriate public investment in workers, the protection of education
Speaking to the motion, TUi President education that sustains and enhances the workers from social media abuse, third
Seamus Lahart emphasised the quality of service at all levels, for all level underfunding, the scandal of pay
transformative potential of a high-quality learners. discrimination inflicted on those employed
public education system informed by since 2011, apprenticeship and climate
principles of justice and equity. Throughout the three day conference, TUi change action.
delegates contributed to the debate from
PArT OF TUi DeLeGATiON AT iCTU’S BDC: JOHN MACGABHANN, ANN MULCAHY, BerNie rUANe, JOHN O’ reiLLY,
MiKe LYONS, ANNeTTe DOLAN
AiDAN KeNNY, TUi PreSiDeNT SeAMUS LAHArT, TUi ViCe PreSiDeNT MArTiN MArJOrAM, Liz FArreLL
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tui professional development
course in trade union practice
TUi will soon be in a position to offer a professional development
course in trade union practice to its members. it is anticipated that
the course will be delivered through both face-to-face and online
learning. The Union aims to offer a high standard of training to
members which will enable them to understand how a trade union
works while achieving a recognised qualification.
TUi has built an alliance with the Trade Union education Centre,
situated in Glasgow College, Scotland, which provides training
throughout Scotland for union representatives.
Work has been ongoing on the development of the content of the
course over the past year, and it is hoped to begin the training with
the first cohort in the near future. Seamus Lahart, President of TUi,
is pictured with Mr Paul Little, President and CeO of Glasgow
College signing a memorandum of understanding which underpins
this new cooperation between TUi and Glasgow College.
institute news – update on the
technological university projects
technological university the proposal which enabled negotiations for two branches. The branches scheduled
of the south east
harmonisation in difference phases of the regular meetings and held consultation
project. meetings with members regarding the MoU.
Following agreement on the terms for
consultation, engagement and facilitated The Union position was unambiguous; once However, the two branches became
resources, the Union has engaged in there was one employer, then there could concerned by the two institutes’ lack of
extensive discussions with management only be one structure and one set of engagement in the process. eventually, the
from the institute of Technology Carlow practices for all members. During the two branches requested the Union to refer
and the Waterford institute of Technology consultation period with members before the lack of meaningful engagement and
regarding the Technological University for the ballots, it was recognised that the MoU failure to adhere to the terms of the MoU
the South east of ireland (TUSei) project. was a lengthy and somewhat complex to the Workplace relations Commission
Members in the two respective branches industrial relations document and that the (WrC). During the WrC Conciliation
mandated the Union’s participation in the ballot timeframe was very short. As it meeting held in April, the two institutes
process through local ballots. The two transpired, the MoU did not receive the proposed a local process which they
branches consulted regularly with members same level of support in both branches. The suggested may achieve the MoU Phase 2
to identify key items for inclusion in the Union is consulting with members to items within the agreed timeline.
negotiation process. The main focus of the identify areas of concern and a possible way
negotiations was to agree a Memorandum forward. The Union acknowledges the While the two branches participated in this
of Understanding (MoU) which set out the commitment of both branches and local process, the result was not
agreed negotiation items for each phase of continues to engage in the process. satisfactory. The members in each branch
rejected the Phase 2 proposal outcome and
Munster technological
the project pre-designation to post
designation. During the negotiations, key passed motions to hold a public protest
‘red line’ issues were presented in detail university when the international panel visited the
institutes. The two branches consider the
and processes for local resolution of Members in the Cork Colleges and the
branch-specific issues were identified. institutes to have breached the agreed
institute of Technology Tralee branches timeline in the MoU and to have failed to
With the assistance of the Workplace mandated the Union to implement the implement the agreed terms. The branches
relations Commission, an agreed MoU terms of the Memorandum of have requested the Union to refer the
eventually emerged in late June 2019. it was Understanding (MoU) Munster breaches to the WrC Conciliation services.
noted at the time that the seamless Technological University (MTU), agreed Pending the outcome of the WrC
alignment of the significant structural with the two institutes in Cork and Tralee. Conciliation hearing, the branches will
differences in terms of academic operations The Union’s Standing Orders for inter- continue to fulfil the terms of the agreed
and practice in the two institutes was not branch Negotiation/engagement MoU and to engage with the institutes
achievable in the pre-designation phase. Technological University Committee regarding the MTU project.
However, processes were incorporated in (iNTUC) have been implemented by the
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• Have you transferred from one The DAS form is available on p.33 of rule 90 states:
employer to another? this magazine and also on the TUi each full member, associate member
website – www.tui.ie. The form is also and retired member of the Union shall
• Have you just returned from a available from your School/ College/ pay an annual subscription as decided
Career Break, Leave of Absence or Workplace representative and from by Congress.
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the etB sector The Department of education and subscription will apply from 1st January
or Skills decided that with effect from 1st of the following calendar year.
Janet anderson, Membership January 2019, it would only process The only exception to this shall be new
secretary, tui, 73 orwell subscriptions that are expressed as a members in their first year of teaching
road, rathgar, dublin 6 - percentage of salary. Therefore, TUi who are on the revised Common Basic
janderson@tui.ie for members Annual Congress 2018 agreed to the Scale for New entrants, who shall pay a
in the community & following rule change which took effect nominal fee of €1 for their first year’s
comprehensive and it sectors. from 1st January 2019. subscription.
tui’s Global development fund
The TUi’s Global Development Fund if you wish to apply for monetary
• HirN Palestine (provision of
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equipment and furniture to schools
purpose of assisting educational, you are involved in or support, please
in Palestine).
developmental and trade union make a written submission to Nadia
projects in developing countries as Johnston, Administrative Officer, via
approved by the executive Committee email to njohnston@tui.ie. Due to the While the amount donated to each
from time to time. large number of applications received, a project is modest, the feedback we
member may submit only one receive from the various recipients
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November 2019 and should outline greatly appreciated. Of course, there is
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TUi’s Global Development Fund are donated from the TUi Global
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the Finance Sub-Committee and Development Fund including:
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teachers’
Wellbeing – a
note from the
teaching
council HAIR
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wellbeing and mental health at the top of services
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wellbeing and helping them reach their Talk to
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prioritise their own well health and
wellbeing and to take care of themselves.
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Teachers and Learners’ Group. The Council
is now delighted to launch a
In partnership with:
communications campaign on teachers’
wellbeing called ‘Take Care of You/
Tabhair Aire Duit Féin’. This campaign is
in collaboration with the Department
of education and Skills, teaching unions
(TUi, iNTO and ASTi) and school
management bodies (eTBi, JMB,
CPSMA and ACCS).
As part of this campaign, all registered
teachers recently received an email on
teachers’ wellbeing which included
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a reminder of some
At the start of a new academic year, members are reminded of some key TUI directives which protect conditions of
service and standards of education.
It is vitally important that all members of the TUI adhere strictly to the terms of directives. This means that the
relevant maxima set out must not be exceeded.
A directive is binding and removes discretion from members. Members, whatever their position in a school/centre,
must adhere to it. This serves also to prevent the personalisation of issues. A directive is not open to local
interpretation or re-negotiation and cannot be set aside or varied. Its implementation must not be delayed.
If a difficulty or disagreement arises in relation to interpretation or implementation of any directive of the TUI or if
local management seeks to frustrate or prevent its implementation, the matter should immediately be reported to the
Workplace Committee, the Branch, the Area Representative and the assigned TUI official.
Please note that the list below is not exhaustive.
class contact directiVe
The maximum class contact hours are protected by a (c) teachers who hold the post of Programme
long-standing TUi directive. That directive was adjusted to take co-ordinator and who have an involvement in
account of the collective agreement in respect of Junior Cycle. Junior cycle must work their weekly timetabled class
contact hours up to but not in excess of the number
The agreement reached in September 2015 between the TUi appropriate to their posts, as set out in the relevant
and the Department of education and Skills in regard to Junior Department of education Circulars, minus the 40 minutes per
Cycle, included the provision of 40 minutes of “professional week of Professional Time related to Junior Cycle. in addition,
time” per week (related exclusively to Junior Cycle). such teachers have an entitlement and commitment to 40
minutes per week of Professional Time related to Junior Cycle.
class contact directive for teachers class contact directive for teachers
with an involvement in Junior cycle without an involvement in Junior
(a) teachers who have an involvement in Junior
cycle and who do not hold the post of Principal
cycle
teacher, deputy Principal teacher or assistant teachers who do not have an involvement in Junior
Principal i must work their weekly timetabled class cycle and who do not hold the post of Principal
contact hours up to but not exceeding 21 hours, 20 teacher, deputy Principal teacher or assistant
minutes. in addition, such teachers have an entitlement and Principal i must work their timetabled hours up to but not
commitment to 40 minutes per week of Professional Time exceeding 22 hours.
related to Junior Cycle.
Principal teachers, deputy-Principal teachers and
(b) Principal teachers, deputy-Principal teachers assistant Principal i teachers who do not have an
and those teachers with an assistant Principal i involvement in Junior cycle must work their timetabled
post of responsibility, who have an involvement hours up to but not in excess of the number appropriate to their
in Junior cycle, must work their weekly timetabled class posts, namely:
contact hours up to but not in excess of the number
appropriate to their posts, namely
school size Principal deputy- assistant
in Wtes Principal Principal i
school size in Principal deputy assistant
Wtes assistant Principal i 1-3 18 22 18
1-3 17h, 20m 21h, 20m 17h, 20m 4-6 13 18 18
4-6 12h, 20m 17h, 20m 17h, 20m 7 - 11 8 13 18
7 - 11 7h, 20m 12h, 20m 17h, 20m 11+ 5 8 18
11+ 4h, 20m 7h, 20m 17h, 20m
Teachers who hold the post of Programme co-ordinator
in addition, such teachers have an entitlement and commitment must work their weekly timetabled class contact hours up to but
to 40 minutes per week of Professional Time related to Junior not in excess of the number appropriate to their posts as set in
Cycle. the relevant Department of education Circulars.
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e key tui directives
class size directiVe
1. Practical classes - provided the classrooms are equipped for the number of students involved:
• Art and Technical Graphics, DCG (20 recommended) 24 (max)
• Home economics (16 recommended) 20 (max)
• Materials Technology Wood & Metal,
engineering, Construction Studies (20 recommended) 24 (max)
• Computers/iCT 24 (max)
• Science & all Science subjects at Leaving Cert level 24 (max)
2. General subjects classes not covered by the above 30 (max)
• Learning Support 15 (max)
• Physical education (24 recommended) 30 (max)
Posts of resPonsiBilitY directiVe
The context for this directive is the correct implementation of CL roles and responsibilities as per the schedule of posts or agreed
03/2018 which includes a requirement that the agreed duties of a unmet needs will not be carried out by:
post of responsibility should be commensurate with the level of
that Post – that is Assistant Principal i (formerly Assistant • An unpromoted teacher or Assistant Principal ii (APii) in
Principal) or Assistant Principal ii (formerly Special Duties receipt of a timetable remission granted to carry out any
Teacher). listed functions
Where a post of responsibility (POr) is vacant, or roles and • An unpromoted teacher in receipt of a timetable remission to
responsibilities as per the agreed schedule of posts arise for any carry out roles and responsibilities that should be carried out
reason or the unmet needs of the school as listed by agreement by an APi or APii
are to be carried out by any staff member, then:
• Any teacher carrying out roles and responsibilities as per the
• The post/roles/responsibilities/unmet needs should only be schedule of posts or agreed needs who does not hold a
carried out by the appointment of a teacher to a POr in recognised post of responsibility or is in receipt of payment
accordance with the normal appointment procedure and the other than the appropriate payment for the post.
approved allocation of POrs to the school as per CL
003/2018 All members, including principal teachers, deputy principals, post-
holders and teachers are directed not to engage in or facilitate or
• A teacher who is not in receipt of the appropriate POr organise any breach of this directive.
allowance in accordance with normal procedure as per
003/2018 and who is not afforded the time remission
appropriate to the post should not carry out the roles and
responsibilities as per the schedule of posts nor the unmet
needs of the school as published.
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ĂĐĐĞƐƐĐƌĞĚŝƚŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘dŚĞĐŽƐƚŽĨLJŽƵƌŵŽŶƚŚůLJƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐŵĂLJŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ͘>ŽĂŶƐĂƌĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů͘dĞƌŵƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂƉƉůLJ͘dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ͛hŶŝŽŶŽĨ
/ƌĞůĂŶĚƌĞĚŝƚhŶŝŽŶŝƐƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶŬŽĨ/ƌĞůĂŶĚ͘
The sale of electric and hybrid cars is on the rise as Irish consumers ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƞŽƌǁĂƌĚůŽĂŶƐǁŝƚŚǀĞƌLJŇĞdžŝďůĞƚĞƌŵƐĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶƚƚĞƌŵƐ
become increasingly concerned with the environmental impact of ĂŶĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůŶĞǀĞƌďĞĂŶLJŚŝĚĚĞŶĐŚĂƌŐĞƐ
ĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚƐƚĂƟƐƟĐƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJŽĨƚŚĞ ŽƌĂĚŵŝŶĨĞĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƌůŽĂŶƐ͕ŶŽƌǁŝůůƚŚĞƌĞďĞĂŶLJƐƚƌĞƐƐĨƵůďĂůůŽŽŶ
/ƌŝƐŚDŽƚŽƌ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ;^/D/Ϳ͕ŵŽƌĞĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĐĂƌƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚŝŶ payment at the end of the loan term. We will work with borrowers
ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƚŚƌĞĞŵŽŶƚŚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞŽĨϮϬϭϴ͘dŚĞ^/D/ to ensure the loan repayments are structured in a way that best suits
ĮŐƵƌĞƐƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚϭ͕ϰϯϳǁĞƌĞƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚŚĞƌĞďLJƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨDĂƌĐŚ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ŚĂƉƉLJ ƚŽ ƌĞͲƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ
ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚǁŝƚŚϭ͕ϮϯϯŽǀĞƌƚŚĞϭϮŵŽŶƚŚƐŽĨϮϬϭϴ͘ ƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐŝĨƚŚĞďŽƌƌŽǁĞƌŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ͕ŽƌĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞůLJ͕ŝĨƚŚĞLJ
'ĞŶĞƌĂůůLJ͕ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ ĐĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŚLJďƌŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ďƵLJ ǁĂŶƚƚŽƉĂLJƚŚĞůŽĂŶŽīƋƵŝĐŬĞƌƚŚĂŶŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĂŐƌĞĞĚ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶĞǀĞƌ
;ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚŝƐĐĂŶďĞŽīͲƐĞƚďLJƚŚĞĨƵĞůƐĂǀŝŶŐƐͿ͘^Ž͕ŝƚ͛ƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĂŶLJƉĞŶĂůƟĞƐĨŽƌĚŽŝŶŐƚŚŝƐ͘͟
that these consumers are also not paying more than they should on tŝƚŚ WW ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂƌĞ ĮdžĞĚ͕ ƐŽ
ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĂƌ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ͘ ,ĞĂĚůŝŶĞ ƌĂƚĞƐ ŽŶ WWƐ ;WĞƌƐŽŶĂů ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ WůĂŶƐͿ ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƐĐĂŶŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĞdžƚĞŶĚƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŽĨƚŚĞůŽĂŶ͕ŶŽƌŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŚĞŝƌ
ĐĂŶƐĞĞŵǀĞƌLJůŽǁĂŶĚĂƉƉĞĂƌůŝŬĞǀĞƌLJĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞĚĞĂůƐ͘/ŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJƚŚĞLJ ŵŽŶƚŚůLJƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ͘KƚŚĞƌůŝŵŝƚĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽĂŶĂŐƌĞĞĚ
ĂƌĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉůĞdžĂŶĚůĞĂƐƚŇĞdžŝďůĞĨŽƌŵƐŽĨĐĂƌĮŶĂŶĐĞ͘ ŵŝůĞĂŐĞůŝŵŝƚĂŶĚĐŽŵŵŝƫŶŐƚŽĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĐĂƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘EŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶ
dŚĞLJĂůƐŽĐĂƌƌLJŚĞŌLJďĂůůŽŽŶƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞĂů͘^Ž͕ŝƚ ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌŶĞǀĞƌĂĐƚƵĂůůLJŽǁŶƐƚŚĞĐĂƌƵŶƟůƚŚĞLJƉĂLJ
ŝƐƉƌŽďĂďůLJŶŽƚƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽƉƟŽŶĨŽƌƐŽŵĞŽŶĞƉĂLJŝŶŐĨŽƌĂŵŽƌĞĐŽƐƚůLJ ŽīƚŚĞďĂůůŽŽŶƉĂLJŵĞŶƚ͘
electric or hybrid car. EŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞůŝŵŝƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƉƉůLJƚŽĂĐƌĞĚŝƚƵŶŝŽŶĐĂƌůŽĂŶ͘WĂƵůƐĂLJƐ͖
Dƌ͘ WĂƵů ZŽĐŚĞ͕ K dh/ ͞tŚĞŶLJŽƵŽƉƚĨŽƌĂĐƌĞĚŝƚƵŶŝŽŶĐĂƌůŽĂŶ͕LJŽƵŽǁŶƚŚĞĐĂƌƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ
ƌĞĚŝƚ hŶŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƵƌŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂǁĂLJ͘zŽƵĐĂŶĚƌŝǀĞŝƚĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐLJŽƵǁĂŶƚ͕ĂŶĚƐĞůůŝƚŽŶǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌ
consumers to ensure they are LJŽƵŵŝŐŚƚŶĞĞĚƚŽ͘dŚŝƐŝƐƐŝŵƉůLJŶŽƚĂŶŽƉƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĂWWĂƐLJŽƵĂƌĞ
ĨƵůůLJ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ WWƐ ʹ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJŽŶůLJƌĞŶƟŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƌ͘͟
and says they should consider ͞tĞǁŽƵůĚƌĞĂůůLJƵƌŐĞƚŚŽƐĞŽƉƟŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŽƌŚLJďƌŝĚĐĂƌƐƚŽ
a credit union car loan before ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨĂĐƌĞĚŝƚƵŶŝŽŶĐĂƌůŽĂŶ͘dŚĞLJŚĂǀĞ
ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJŵĂĚĞƚŚĞďĞƐƚĐŚŽŝĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ŶŽǁƚŚĞLJŶĞĞĚ
ĞŶƚĞƌ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĮŶĂŶĐĞƐ͘ ƌĞĚŝƚ ƵŶŝŽŶƐ
arrangements. ĂƌĞŶŽƚͲĨŽƌͲƉƌŽĮƚ͕ ƐŽ ŽƵƌ ŵĂŝŶ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶǁŚĞŶǁĞĂƌĞůĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ
͞/ƚ͛Ɛ ǀĞƌLJ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ĞƚŚŝĐĂů ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞďŽƌƌŽǁĞƌ͘͟
choice when it comes to car purchases. We would also urge them dŽĮŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞĂďŽƵƚĂdh/ƌĞĚŝƚhŶŝŽŶĞĂƌůŽĂŶ͕ĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚǁǁǁ͘
ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ĞƚŚŝĐĂů ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĂƌ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ͘ ƚƵŝĐƵ͘ŝĞ ĐĂůů Ϭϭ ϰϮϲϲϬϲϬ Žƌ ǀŝƐŝƚ ŽƵƌ ŽĸĐĞ Ăƚ EŽ ϴ dŚĞ džĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕
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‘We are the critical group without whose
The following opinion editorial was originally published by the Irish Times
support reforms will founder’ -
Voice of teachers must not be marginalised
in senior cycle review process
By TUI President Seamus Lahart
The Teachers’ Union of ireland (TUi)
represents second level teachers as
well as teachers in further and adult
education and third level lecturers. We
intend to engage in a meaningful,
professional way with the Senior Cycle
review. However, given past experience,
we believe it likely that efforts may be
made to marginalise the voice of the
profession. To be clear, any such efforts
will fail.
No reforms without
teacher support TUi PreSiDeNT SeAMUS LAHArT
Without doubt, the review will
generate an abundance of ideas from all Quality must be Drift to demoralising
quarters that will range from good safeguarded bureaucratic drudgery
through whimsical to poor. This is a
given, and broad, democratic So what are the core issues for in determining a viable way forward, we
engagement is greatly to be teachers? must learn from the successes and,
encouraged. However, it must be borne perhaps more importantly, the failures
Our position is clear and unambiguous in other jurisdictions. Changes to the
in mind that teachers are the critical – state certification is the seal of quality
group without whose support reforms curriculum should have value and be
and our members are fundamentally incremental and sustainable for both
will founder. it is teachers who will be opposed to assessing their own
asked to implement whatever changes students and teachers. reforms should
students for state certification not deflect from teaching and learning
emerge from the review. Our members purposes. Therefore external
care deeply about their work and are by adding pointless administrative
assessment and state certification are burdens and importing meaningless
the central actors in curricular change. essential.
For the sake of students, teachers and measurements. Those who chose
the quality of the education system, the Also essential is the provision of the teaching as a profession want to be
TUi will demand that any new model requisite time, resources, infrastructure allowed to teach. They do not want to
must have robust structures that retain and continuing professional have their time wasted in the turgid
public confidence. development (CPD). reforms must not exercises of ticking boxes or filling out
increase workload. The precedent of endless rafts of forms. This demoralising
We will not be ‘focus-grouped’ or ‘professional time’, set in the reform of drudgery is too often demanded of
otherwise sidelined. One way or the Junior Cycle, is critical in this teachers in other jurisdictions and –
another, we will be at the heart of regard. regrettably – increasingly, here in
things, and our voice must be heard. ireland also.
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Damaging effects of National obsession with Department must learn
cutbacks third level progression from the Junior Cycle
it is necessary to point out that the Any reform of Senior Cycle must cater
review
dramatic increase in administrative for all students and their unique talents. Finally, the Department of education
workload in recent years is due in large At present, the range of levels across all and Skills must learn from its attempt
part to cuts imposed by Government Senior Cycle programmes caters for a to push through Junior Cycle proposals
that hollowed out school management wide breadth of academic ability. The that, in their original form, did not
and student support structures. Ten Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) protect the integrity and quality of the
years ago, one in every two teachers facilitates students who may not education system. That undue haste led
held a middle management position – otherwise have remained in school to a protracted period of time marked
roles crucial for the running of schools while the Leaving Certificate Vocational by industrial relations unease, including
- in addition to teaching duties. Now, Programme (LCVP), with its practical two days of strike action in second
only one in four holds such a position, elements and second components, level schools across the country, before
and everybody in the school fosters key skills. Future reform must sense prevailed and real negotiations
community suffers as a result, not marginalise or exclude any cohort ensued. it will benefit all concerned if,
particularly students. of learners; it must be inclusive in from the off, the powers that be engage
nature. meaningfully with teachers, represented
it is essential that a longitudinal study
of the effectiveness and impacts of the it is worth highlighting that the by their unions, in the process of Senior
Junior Cycle reforms be carried out. excessive focus on CAO points is not a Cycle review.
This should guide the review process of flaw of the current Senior Cycle itself. it
Senior Cycle, ensuring that wise is an unfortunate by-product of our
decisions are made. it would be national obsession with progression to
reckless to embark on another series third level, an obsession that distorts
of reforms without first taking stock of the true meaning of education and
the effects, whether positive or invites unfair and invalid comparisons
negative, of the revised Junior Cycle between schools.
programme on teaching and learning.
Otherwise, we may fail to recognise
what has worked and we risk repeating
mistakes.
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tui Guide for new teachers
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Welcome to teaching branch. There are separate branches to executive Committee is normally present
represent members employed by at branch meetings and represents the
Welcome to the teaching profession. The education and Training Boards, institutes views of the branch to the executive
Teachers’ Union of ireland (TUi) wishes of Technology, Community and Committee.
you the very best in what we are sure will Comprehensive and other Post- Primary
area representatives
be a long, eventful and fulfilling career. schools.
and executive
The work you are doing is of vital As a member you can express your views
committee
importance for the development and at school, branch and national levels, as
nourishment of a vibrant, caring and appropriate. Please attend your
creative society. in an increasingly workplace and branch meetings, post on
complex world, you will provide the the Union’s Facebook page, use the TUi The branches of the Union are organised
instruction, guidance and inspiration that app, email or phone your representatives. into 19 Areas and members of the
will motivate and enable our students, of Be heard! branches in each area elect a
whatever age, to become active, inquiring representative to sit on the TUi’s
and committed citizens. executive Committee. The executive
school/Workplace
Committee manages the affairs of the
Union between meetings of Congress.
representatives
the teachers’ union
The executive Committee is chaired by
the President, who is elected through a
of ireland each school/workplace annually elects a ballot of the entire membership of the
TUi representative and a Workplace TUi. The Vice-President is similarly
The Teachers’ Union of ireland is Committee. The representative attends elected by the entire membership. The
committed to a comprehensive system of branch meetings and reports back to the immediate Past President is also a
high-quality public education at all levels membership in the school/workplace. The member of the executive Committee.
that is free, co-educational, non- school/workplace representative also
officials
denominational and informed by takes responsibility for distributing
principles of equity and equality. information and documentation from TUi
Head Office.
As a member of the TUi, you will become The work of the Union is carried out on
part of a community of more than 18,000 a daily basis by full-time trade union
Branches
practicing, professional educators.You will officials, under the direction of the
enjoy the assistance, support and General Secretary. Full-time officials are
solidarity of your colleagues in the TUi. assigned to Areas and Branches to
You will also have the opportunity, as an each branch holds at least four general provide advice, assistance and
active member of the Union, directly to meetings per year. Notice of meetings will representation.
influence Union policy and, through the be circulated, usually through
TUi, to influence national educational school/workplace representatives. All
annual congress
policy. We want you to join the TUi not members of a branch are encouraged to
simply to be a member but to be an attend branch meetings.You will be very
active member, to have your say, to be welcome and will be encouraged to get
The governing body of the Teachers’
heard and to shape both your Union and involved. At the Annual General Meeting,
Union of ireland is Annual Congress.
your workplace. which takes place in October or
Congress is a conference that takes place
November, the branch elects a
after easter each year and is attended by
Chairperson, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an
representatives of each branch. Congress
tui - a democratic
equality Officer and any other officers
votes on motions submitted by branches
that the branch may require.
union
and its decisions direct the Union.
The TUi is a trade union for teachers and
lecturers, dedicated to the care of
Branch Meetings affiliations
members and the development of the At branch meetings members have the The TUi is affiliated to the irish Congress
education profession. The TUi is organised opportunity to discuss issues relevant to of Trade Unions (iCTU), the european
into 59 branches. On joining the TUi you their employment and to education Trade Union Committee for education
will become a member of your local nationally. The Area representative to the (eTUCe) and education international (ei).
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Guide to teaching If you work in a Community, contract, or a written statement. Under
Comprehensive or a Voluntary statute, you are entitled to this
As you begin your career, the TUi would Secondary School: information and it is important that you
like to offer some practical advice based have it so that you fully understand the
on the experience of our members. • your employer is the Board of nature of your employment.
Management of your school
• Community and Comprehensive Make sure you retain all
registration with the (C&C) schools and Voluntary documentation related to your
appointment and your
teaching council Secondary School are stand-alone
employers employment, such as the job
advertisement, letter of
Since January 2014, teachers must be • teachers in C&C,Voluntary Secondary appointment, payslips,
registered with the Teaching Council in and educate Together Post-Primary timetable, contracts and any
order to be employed as a teacher and to schools are paid directly by the other correspondence received
be paid from State funds. Under the Department of education and Skills from the employer which
provisions of Section 33(1) of the relates to the position. in
Teaching Council Act, 2001, registration is addition, you should record all
Your contract
valid for 12 months from the date of your hours worked during the
registration. To remain on the register, school year, including any
you must renew your registration before hours worked that are in
the current period of registration expires. Once appointed to any employment a
contract is established, be it written or addition to your contracted
A reminder notice and renewal form will hours.
be sent to all registered teachers at their implied, which is enforceable. if you have
last notified correspondence address, not been offered a written contract, you
should ask the TUi representative to help
Permanent Whole-time
approximately four weeks in advance of
their renewal date. if registration is not you get one. The type of contract you
renewed by the expiry date, a Final hold depends on the nature of the
Notice will be issued by registered post. if appointment and the source of the hours Appointment to permanent whole-time
registration is not renewed within thirty that you are assigned. positions follows a national advertisement
days of the date on the Final Notice, the of the position and a formal selection
Your contract should: process. Appointment on a permanent
teacher’s name will be removed
automatically from the register. The clear • Set out the nature of your whole-time basis used to be the norm
message is get registered and stay employment e.g. Permanent or Fixed- and it remains open to employers to
registered. Term make permanent appointments ab initio.
The Department of education and Skills
• Set the duration of your employment has issued letters to the Management
Who exactly is my
i.e. Permanent/indefinite or Fixed- Bodies to this effect (Circulars 59/16 and
Term 49/17).
employer? • Clarify the number of hours per week
fixed-term
If you work in an ETB: you are contracted to teach
• your employer is an education and • Give the reason for the position to
Training Board (eTB) which you were appointed e.g. Appointment to a fixed-term position
increased allocation to the school, follows national advertisement and a
• your appointment is to the “scheme” covering for a teacher on approved formal selection process (as for
which means that you may be assigned leave (name of the teacher) etc. Permanent Whole-Time). Teaching
to any Vocational School or positions tend to be filled on a fixed-term
Community College within the • Tell you whether you will be paid by basis, for one year in the first instance. To
particular eTB and may, in subsequent the Department of education and be engaged in year 2 (if the post/hours
years, be transferred within the Skills, the school or the eTB remain available) you will have to undergo
scheme (subject to the terms of the You should ensure you receive clear a further selection process and interview.
particular transfer agreement that is in written information on the terms and The award of a Contract of indefinite
place at the time) conditions of your job, either in the form Duration (CiD) is explained in the
of a letter of appointment, a written following paragraph.
• you are paid through the eTB
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hours. if a teacher is teaching 16 hours
fixed-term in the ‘qualifying year’ (i.e. year
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What are the maximum
class contact hours for a
teacher?
2), then s/he will receive a CiD for 16
As a result of the TUi’s campaign to hours in year 3. Further details about
secure permanency for members sooner CiDs can be found elsewhere in this
guide. A full-time teacher has a weekly
than the law provides, a key concession maximum class contact time of 21 hours
was secured for teachers, whereby the 20 minutes if he/she has any involvement
qualifying period for a Contract of
fixed/specific Purpose
in Junior Cycle. if he/she has no
indefinite Duration (CiD) was reduced involvement in Junior Cycle, a maximum
from four years to two years, from the class contact time of 22 hours applies. As
start of the school year 2015/16. This if you are employed only to cover for the a result of a TUi Directive, any teacher
means a teacher will qualify for a approved leave of a teacher (e.g. a teacher appointed to an Assistant Principal 1
Contract of indefinite Duration (CiD) on maternity leave or job share) you will position and who has any involvement in
after a period of continuous employment be contracted on a fixed/specific purpose Junior Cycle has a maximum class contact
in excess of two years – i.e. upon basis. When the teacher returns from of 17 hours and 20 minutes. if he/she has
commencement of a third year of leave the hours must return to the no involvement in Junior Cycle, a
continuous employment, subject to teacher and your contract ends. maximum class contact time of 18 hours
certain conditions. This is significantly applies.
better than the statutory provision - Please ask your TUi Workplace
under fixed-term worker legislation, the representative, your Area representative
i’m Part-time.
What does that mean?
qualifying period is four years. or contact TUi Head Office for advice
before you sign anything.
A CiD is a permanent contract. it may be
full-time/whole-time i.e. 22 hours or it A part-time teacher is any teacher who is
may be part-time i.e. for fewer than 22 contracted for less than twenty two (22)
hours per week.
Pro-rata Part-time
entitlement to a cid
if you commence employment on or
Unfortunately, in recent years, it had become the norm that newly qualified before the first Monday following the
teachers (NQTs) begin their teaching careers in temporary, part-time positions, mid-term break in October and you have
employed on fragments of jobs on an insecure basis. been appointed following a formal
selection process, you are entitled to be
The TUi prioritised this issue and campaigned vigorously to highlight the paid on a pro-rata basis. This means
casualisation of the teaching profession with the aim of ensuring that permanent that you will be paid the appropriate
and whole-time jobs become available to new teachers to protect both the viability proportion of the annual salary you
and the professionalism of the career. would be on if you were full-time and you
As a direct result of TUi’s campaign, an expert group was established under the will be paid up to the 31 August. This type
Haddington road Agreement (HrA). The recommendations of the expert group of part-time employment has traditionally
are set out in Circular Letter 24/2015 and a teacher now qualifies for a Contract of been called regular part-time work (rPT)
indefinite Duration (CiD) after a period of continuous employment in excess of or pro-rata part time (PrPT).
Payment for Pro-rata
two years.
Hours covering for a teacher Part-time Work
• on career break
• on secondment To calculate the pay you will receive
• assigned to a Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) position divide the weekly number of hours for
• assigned to the National Behaviour Support Service (NBSS) which you are employed by 22 and
multiply by the point of the salary scale
that you are on.
are now counted towards a CiD and the hours of the CiD will be
the hours worked in the full school year prior to the issuing of the Part time Number of Hours x Your Point
CiD (i.e. the qualifying year), regardless of the source of the hours. salary = contracted per week on the Scale
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For example, a whole-time teacher on if they were whole-time, would have a how do i get a
point one of the salary scale for post-
2011 entrants earns €36,953*. Therefore,
personal qualified rate as follows:
permanent job?
if you are contracted for 16 hours per employers may make permanent
week: Personal non-casual hourly rate =
€36,953* ÷ 735 = €50.28 appointments ab initio. This applies
equally to established schools and
Portion of salary = 16 ‘greenfield’ schools (i.e. new schools). in
if not sufficiently
22 recent times, most teachers become
qualified?
permanent by qualifying for a Contract of
Your part-time salary = 16/22 X indefinite Duration (CiD) after two years.
€36,953 = €26,875 The two-year qualifying period was
if you are employed in an area in which secured for teachers following
you are not considered sufficiently recommendations issued by an expert
What is casual part- qualified, you will receive the unqualified group established under the Haddington
time?
hourly rate of pay and also accumulate road Agreement. it does not apply to
holiday pay. other grades in the public service. Please
Some teachers are not contracted to Contact the TUI to ensure you are note that under the provisions of the
work for an entire academic year. if a receiving the correct salary. Fixed-Term Work Act, 2003, the
‘qualifying’ period for a CiD, that is
how many teaching
teacher is contracted after the first
Monday following the October mid-term provided for in law, is four years.
break in a given year or has an end date jobs is a school entitled objective Grounds
that occurs before the end of the
academic year written into their contract,
to fill?
in the ‘qualifying year’ (i.e. usually year
they are considered casual part-time • The number of teachers employed in two), at least some of the hours you hold
teachers. regular substitute teachers a school depends on the number of must be free from an ‘objective ground’
would also fall into this category. Such students attending that school. The for not awarding a CiD. ‘Objective
teachers are paid per hour worked rather pupil-teacher ratio is 19:1. Therefore, grounds’ exist if the hours are of a
than on a pro-rata basis. for every 19 students, one permanent legitimate fixed-purpose nature (i.e.
Assuming that you are employed in an full-time teaching position is allocated covering for a teacher on maternity leave,
area in which you are qualified, you will to a school. For example, a school of sick leave or job share) or if there is a
receive the qualified casual hourly rate of 380 students receives an allocation of legitimate reason to believe that the post
pay. For each hour worked you will 20 whole-time teaching posts funded will not be viable in the employment
accumulate holiday pay which will be paid by the Department of education and (school/scheme) for at least a full school
in each holiday period (i.e. Christmas, Skills. year. The contract you are offered must
easter and Summer). After 150 hours at • An additional teaching allocation to include a statement detailing the specific
the casual rate in one school year, you will take account of ‘professional time’ for objective ground(s), if any.
be paid a personal non-casual hourly rate teachers involved in the delivery of
the Junior Cycle was introduced in Please note, if a teacher holds
based on a pro-rata fraction of a whole- even one class that is free from an
time salary for each hour over 150. September 2017.
• A specific allocation is also provided in objective ground in her/his
To calculate this hourly rate of pay (any respect of students with special qualifying year, s/he will be in a
hour in excess of 150), divide the point educational needs. position to claim a CID for all
on the salary scale that you would be on, • Schools also get an additional hours worked in the qualifying
were you whole-time, by 735 (the allocation for Principal, Deputy year.
maximum annual teaching hours of a full- Principal and Guidance Counsellors.
Post automatically
advertised after Year 1
time teacher in a school year): • Many schools also receive an
allocation of ‘concessionary’ teaching
hours under a variety of programmes.
Personal Non-Casual Your Point on the
These extra hours are granted every teacher employed on a fixed-term
Hourly Rate = Scale contract with an employer will have that
_______________ depending on a school’s individual
735 contract terminated at the end of year
needs.
• Some private, fee-paying schools may one. The position will automatically be
For example, a teacher who would be on also pay for teaching hours directly re-advertised and a new recruitment
point one of the post January 2011 salary from their own funds. process undertaken. Therefore, the
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