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  • School policies and procedures

    Topics:
    • Teaching staff, 
    • Schools and infrastructure, 
    • Teachers' terms and conditions, 
    • Schools' management

    Information and guidance on a range of school-based policies.

    Home-school e-learning

    • TNC 2015/1 Protocol for Home - School E-Learning

    This document provides guidance on the approach to be followed in delivering a home - school e-learning pilot for pupils who are on short term absence as a result of illness or medical condition.

    Alcohol and drug misuse policy

    • TNC 2005/05 Alcohol and Drug Misuse Policy

    This procedure aims to help and support teachers who are experiencing problems as a result of alcohol or drugs misuse.

    Whistleblowing

    • TNC 2005/4 Whistleblowing Policy

    This circular provides advice to teachers who wish to make disclosures of information relating to malpractice by their employers or colleagues at work.

    Visual display units

    • TNC 2005/3 Procedure for teachers who work with visual display units and who wish to apply for an eyesight screening test

    Describes the application process for applying for an eyesight screening test for teachers who operate a Visual Display Unit in connection with their work for 1 hour or more per day.

    Smoking policy

    • TNC 2000/3 Smoking Policy for Schools (Updated June 2014)

    ​This procedure seeks to protect non smokers from the effects of tobacco smoke in the workplace, promote the health of pupils and staff and to provide information and advice for those wishing to stop smoking. Updated to include e-cigarette's.

    Assault on teachers

    • TNC 1999/3 Assault on Teachers - Indemnification

    This document provides details of the level of payments to be made by employing authorities to teachers/dependents in the event of assaults on teachers, in the course of or as a consequence of his/her employment, which result in death or permanent disablement.

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