Student Teachers – 5 day Rule
- Published: 27 January 2022
Enactment of amendments to the 2016 Teaching Council Registration Regulations was signed on 21 December 2021 which provides for the registration of student teachers on concurrent programmes of accredited Initial Teacher Education who have completed two years of those programmes. The process of registering student teachers is currently in progress by the Teaching Council. The 5-day rule continues to apply to this cohort of teachers until receipt of their Teaching Council Number. IPPN has sought an update on the progress of this project from the Teaching Council based on the impact that it is having on school leaders in filling substitute teaching vacancies in schools.
Did you know?
- Student Teacher School Support Noticeboard – Eligible 3rd and 4th year student teachers can list their availability to substitute in schools. The noticeboard is available on EducationPosts.ie. It can be accessed via the ‘Noticeboards’ tab on the menu tool bar or clicking HERE
- Teaching Council Registered Teachers – Sub Seeker is a service within EducationPosts.ie which facilitates the short-term recruitment of Teaching Council registered teachers. To help find a substitute teacher most suited to a school, substitute teachers themselves can provide their most recent subbing experience under ‘Experience’ tab and any additional information that may be of benefit to the school leader in the "Other Relevant Information" tab.
COVID-19: Updated Working and Leave Arrangements from January 2022
- Published: 27 January 2022
With effect from January 2022, updated leave and working arrangements for teachers and SNAs due to Covid-19 was issued by the Department of Education in Information Note 0001/2022. Accompanying FAQs are also included in the information note (Appendix C).
Key Changes include:
- Application requirements for special leave with pay (Covid-19: Self Isolation & Diagnosis) and restricted movement
- Approval of Parental Leave in blocks of less than one week (Temporary change to the Parental Leave scheme will remain in place up to and including 23 February 2022)
Relaxation of Restrictions – What does it mean for your school?
- Published: 27 January 2022
A plan for the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions was announced by the government last Friday, 21 January. Schools are exempt from the easing of Covid-19 Guidelines that are currently in place. There is no change to existing practices in schools regarding parent/teacher meetings, swimming etc. It is advisable that a school considering any extracurricular activities carry out a risk assessment. The Department of Education has advised that the current measures in place in schools will be reviewed on Monday, 28 February 2022.
Immerse Research Project on Refugee and Migrant children seeks schools in Cork, Dublin and Limerick
- Published: 19 January 2022
IMMERSE– Integration Mapping of Refugee and Migrant Children – is a Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Commission involving research teams in 6 countries – Ireland, Spain, Italy, Greece, Germany and Belgium. A research team in University College Cork led by Dr Shirley Martin is conducting the research in Ireland and is in the process of conducting a national survey on integration in Irish primary and secondary schools.
Your school’s participation
Schools in Cork, Dublin and Limerick are invited to become part of the Irish sample for data collection in Spring 2022. The study involves a one-time online or pen and paper survey with all 2nd, 4th and 6th class students in your school. Each student will fill out the survey by themselves, with facilitation from the UCC research team. It will take approximately 20-30 minutes. Given changing Covid restrictions, the team is completely flexible and it can be done onsite in school or virtually. There is also a short online survey and consent for the child’s parent or legal guardian, which will take approximately 10-15 minutes to fill out. In addition, there is a Principal and Class Teacher survey for the school staff.
If interested in having your school participate in this important and timely research, please contact s.martin@ucc.ie.
Questions? Ask us!
If you have any questions or would like more information on the survey or the larger research project, please do not hesitate to address any concerns you may have via email, or arrange a phone or video call. You can visit the project’s website: https://www.immerse-h2020.eu/ Here also is a short explanatory video that is used for children: UCC immerse .m4v.mp4
Resources for schools
The IMMERSE HUB has a bank of educational resources in seven languages. These resources consist of workshop ideas, classroom activities, lesson plans and academic articles covering different aspects of migration with the aim of promoting integration in schools and are available here: https://www.immerse-h2020.eu/ For further information email: immerse@ucc.ie
