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Teacher Recruitment Registration and Qualifications
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The appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to agreed procedures, and must take account of all appropriate legislation. Only registered and qualified personnel should be employed by schools and unemployed teachers should be offered employment in preference to those who have retired.
As specified in Circular 0040/2010 , secondary trained teachers should not be employed in ordinary primary schools but could be employed in certain categories of special schools only. Click here for further information.
The Teaching Council is the statutory body in the Republic of Ireland for the recognition of teaching qualifications and for the registration of teachers.
Circular 0031/2011 (for post primary) and Circular 0044/2019 (for primary) sets out the criteria for Teacher Recruitment Registration and Qualifications.
Under Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act, 2001 people employed as teachers in recognised schools must be registered with the Teaching Council in order to be paid from public monies by the Department of Education and Skills or an Education and Training Board (ETB).
- Appointment Forms
- The Teaching Council for information on registration and qualifications.
- Procedures for the appointment of Teachers are set out in Circular 0044/2019
- Commencement of Statutory Requirements for Garda Vetting
Teacher and SNAs Terms & Conditions
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Teacher and SNAs Terms & Conditions, Department of Education, Cornamaddy
, Athlone
, N37 X659
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