Teachers will be promoted on merit in shake-up [Independent.ie]
- Published: 29 July 2010
A major shake-up in how teachers are promoted is being introduced from September, the Irish Independent has learned.
The days are gone when the person with the longest service was in pole position for middle- management posts worth up to €8,520 extra per year.
The new selection process will bring a major culture change in how jobs are awarded in schools.
Coupled with the moratorium on filling many of these posts, it could make the promotion and associated pay rise more elusive for many long-serving teachers.
The traditional system allowed teachers to predict when to expect promotion, based on projected retirement dates for those ahead of them.
In the future, criteria such as interpersonal and communications skills will carry as much weight as seniority.
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