The Department of Education and Skills operates three different categories of home tuition for the 2019/2020 school year.
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This scheme is provides a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme also provides a compensatory educational service for children with special educational needs seeking an educational placement. Provision is also made for early educational intervention for children with autism.
- Please read Circular 0043/2019 - Home Tuition Grant Scheme 2019/2020 - Special Education Component , for information on this scheme and details of eligibility criteria.
- Application for Home Tuition for Children with Special Educational Needs - Form HTSEN1
- Application for change of Tutor or additional Tutors (HT_TUTOR)
- Application for home tuition for pupils with a significant medical condition (HTMED 1)
Special Education Section
Address:
Special Education Section, Department of Education and Skills, Cornamaddy
, Athlone,
, N37 X659
Phone number:
Strand 1 of this scheme provides a temporary educational measure for a child who is temporarily without a school place, or without the offer of a school place and for whom a school place is being actively sought in a school recognised by the Department of Education and Skills.
A second strand of this scheme is for children in care, only, who are without a school place due to emergency placement or placement disruption.
Please read Circular 0056/2019 - Home Tuition Grant Scheme for children without a school place for reasons other than special educational needs and medical grounds for information on this scheme and details of eligibility criteria.
Application forms for strand 1 are available from the local Educational Welfare Officer. You will find contact details for the Educational Welfare Officer on the TUSLA website .
Application forms for strand 2 are available from the appointed social worker.
Parents and Learners Unit – Home Tuition Section
Address:
Parents and Learners Unit – Home Tuition Section, Department of Education and Skills, Friars Mill Road
, Mullingar,
, N91 H3OY
Phone number:
This scheme is to provide home tuition to students who are enrolled in a recognised school at post-primary level studying at junior or senior cycle and whose education may be disrupted due to pregnancy.
Please read Circular 0052/2017 - Home Tuition Grant Scheme 2017 /2018 - Maternity Related Absences Component for information on this scheme and details of criteria for eligibility criteria.
Parents and Learners Unit – Home Tuition Section
Address:
Parents and Learners Unit – Home Tuition Section, Department of Education and Skills, Friars Mill Road
, Mullingar,
, N91 H3OY
Phone number:
PLEASE NOTE: Special Needs and Tuition Grants Section are currently unable to take telephone queries. All queries should be forwarded to htpayments@education.gov.ie for prompt reply.
The rates for home tuition payments from the 01 September 2019 are:
| Fully Qualified Primary Teacher | € 38.33 per hour |
| Fully Qualified Post Primary Teacher | € 46.04 per hour |
| Modified Rate | € 34.28 per hour |
Once a payment claim form is received, the Department of Education and Skills will pay the approved tutor directly. Information and all claim forms required are listed below:
- Home Tuition Payment Dates
- Home Tuition Payment Information Note
- Home Tuition - TUSLA Payment Claim Form (AF-SNTG11)
- Home Tuition Payment to Companies
- Home Tuition Payment Claim Form (AF-SNTG08)
- Home Tuition Maternity Payment Claim Form (AF-SNTG07)
- Home Tuition Tutor Bank Details Form (AF-SNTGO4)
- Home Tuition - Tutor Change of Address form (AF-SNTG05)
- Home Tuition - Change of Name Form (AF-SNTG17)
Note: Where TUSLA engage a tutor, payment is issued to TUSLA directly
Queries relating to the payment to approved home tuition tutors:
Special Needs and Tuition Grants Unit
Address:
Special Needs and Tuition Grants, Department of Education and Skills, Cormanaddy
, Athlone,
, N37 X659
Email:
Phone number:
Queries relating to the application of a tax credit certificate for home tutors:
Non-teaching staff payroll – Home Tutors
Address:
Non-teaching staff payroll - Home Tutors, Department of Education and Skills, Cornamaddy
, Athlone,
, N37 X659
Phone number:
