Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 October 2015
146. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the specific details of the extra release days for school principals as referred to in the budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36720/15]
View answerUnder the release time arrangements my Department pays for a substitute teacher to be employed by a school to facilitate administrative functions to be undertaken by the teaching principal.
Under the current arrangements the number of days that teaching principals may take as release time in each school year ranges between 14 and 22 days depending on the size of the school. Budget 2016 will increase those days to range between 15 and 25 days depending on the size of the school effective from the start of the 2016/17 school year.
Revised table for release time 2016/17 school year
|
Size of School * |
Number of Days Release Time |
|
Principal + 5/6 |
25 |
|
Principal + 3/4 |
20 |
|
Principal + 0/1/2 |
15 |
* Size of school refers to Principal and mainstream class teachers only and excludes ex-quota posts e.g. learning/language support, resource, etc.
