Teacher allocations are approved annually in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment.
The Department of Education allocates staffing resources to primary, secondary, community and comprehensive schools and ETB schools (through education and training Boards – ETBs). This includes:
- allocation of mainstream primary classroom teaching resources to schools
- allocation of teaching resources to second level schools and ETBs
- redeployment of teachers in accordance with the relevant redeployment schemes
The staffing arrangements include a mechanism for schools to submit an appeal, under certain criteria, to an independent appeals board.
- the staffing arrangements at primary level for the 2024/2025 school year are outlined in Circular 0011/2024
- Circular 0029/2024 - Allocation of Assistant Principal Posts 2024/2025 (Primary)
Teacher Allocations and Redeployment Panels at Primary level for the 2024/25 school year (23 May 2024)
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Appendix A - Primary Staffing schedule tables
Schedule of Enrolment of Pupils Governing the Appointment and Retention of Mainstream Class Teachers in Ordinary Schools, Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht National Schools for the 2024/25 school year
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Appendix B - Enrolment thresholds for Administrative Principal and Administrative Deputy Principal post
Enrolments required for Administrative Principal status and Administrative Deputy Principal status in Ordinary Schools, Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht National Schools for the 2024/25 school year
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Appendix D - Form S.E.T. Cluster
Special Education Teacher Post (Shared) 2024/25
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Appendix E - Application Form for Permanent/CID Holding Teachers’ Access to the Main Redeployment Panel
Application Form for Permanent/CID Holding Teachers’ Access to the Main Redeployment Panel for the 2024/25 school year
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Appendix F (a) - Application to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board for the 2024/25 School Year
Criterion A – Exceptional Accommodation Difficulties
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Appendix F (b) - Application to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board for the 2024/25 School Year
Criterion B – Additional Enrolments
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Appendix F (c) - Application to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board for the 2024/25 School Year
Criterion C – Projected Enrolment Post based on Additional Enrolments
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Appendix F (d) - Application to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board for the 2024/25 School Year
Criterion D – English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teaching Posts
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Appendix F (e) - Application to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board for the 2024/25 School Year
Criterion E – Small Schools
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Appendix F (f) - Application to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board for the 2024/25 School Year
Criterion F – School losing 3 or more Posts
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Appendix F (g) - Application to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board for the 2024/25 School Year
Criterion G – Alleviating some of the pressure on class sizes at infants level
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Appendix G - CID Declaration Form 24
Declaration by a school for the 2024/25 school year where a teacher has acquired a CID under Part A1 or A2 of Circular 0023/2015
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Appendix H - Form CIDApp – Application for Department sanction for the award to a teacher of a Contract of Indefinite Duration (CID)
Form CIDApp – Application for Department sanction for the award to a teacher of a Contract of Indefinite Duration (CID) in the 2024/25 school year in accordance with Circular 0023/2015
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Application for temporary English as an Additional Language (EAL) support for the 2024/25 School Year
Prim-EAL 2024/25
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Your questions answered on Circular 0011/2024
Frequently Asked Questions on Circular 0011/2024
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Your questions answered on Redeployment Arrangements at Primary Level for Surplus Permanent and CID Holding Teachers
Redeployment Arrangements at Primary Level for Surplus Permanent and CID Holding Teachers 2024/25
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Application for Projected Enrolment Post
Form ProjEnrPost24/25
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Panel Update Form
Main Redeployment Panel Update Form for the 2024/25 school year - PUF 2024/25
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Circular 26/2022 sets out the number of days that teaching principals may take as release time in a school year.
Panel Form for Teachers in School Reconfiguration situations
2024/25 School Year
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0090/2024
The arrangements for access to the supplementary redeployment panels for the 2025/26 school year for eligible registered primary teachers in fixed-term/temporary positions (this includes substitute positions) and part-time positions in recognised primary schools
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Teacher Allocations - Primary
Address:
Department of Education, Teachers Allocations Unit - Primary, Cornamaddy
, Athlone
, N37 X659
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- Circular 0008/2024 Staffing arrangements in Voluntary Secondary schools for 2024/25 school year
- Circular 0009/2024 Staffing Arrangements in Community and Comprehensive Schools for the 2024/25 school
- Circular 0010/2024 Staffing Arrangements in Education and Training boards for the 2024/25 school year.
Teacher Allocations - Post-Primary
Address:
Department of Education, Teacher Allocation Unit - Post-primary, Cornamaddy
, Athlone
, N37 X659
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