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  • Conditions of service

    Topics:
    • Teaching staff, 
    • Teachers' terms and conditions

    This area provides access to model circulars and guidance, issued by the employing authorities/employer representatives on teachers' conditions of service. Any queries on these issues should be addressed to the relevant employer body.

    Employer bodies

    The relevant employer bodies are accessable via:

    • The Education Authority
    • Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
    • Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education
    • Governing Bodies Associatiofor the voluntary grammar sector
    • Comhairle na Gaelscolaiochta representing the Irish Medium sector

    The model circulars and guidance documents can be found below.

    • Employment Conditions and Procedures,
    • Leave of Absence
    • School Policies and Procedures

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    • Acting-up appointments and honoraria payments
    • Employment conditions and procedures
    • Leave of Absence & Flexible Working
    • Overview of teachers' terms and conditions
    • School policies and procedures
    • Staff Health and Wellbeing
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