Charlie McConalogue
Question:454. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16388/18]
View answerTuesday, 17 April 2018
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The issues raised in the correspondence referred to by the Deputy have been considered by my Department. The correspondence was resubmitted to my Department and a response has issued.
The issues raised relate to teacher mobility and the redeployment arrangements at primary level.
The redeployment arrangements is the first method used to fill vacancies in the primary school system. Permanent teaching vacancies at primary level are filled, in the first instance, by permanent/CID holding teachers that are surplus in their own schools. Following this process, permanent vacancies are filled by eligible teachers on Supplementary Panels. Once the redeployment panels have cleared, primary schools with permanent vacancies may proceed to open competition to fill these vacancies. Temporary posts are filled by open competition which appropriately qualified teachers are eligible to apply for.
The redeployment arrangements are reviewed and agreed annually with the Education Partners (i.e. School management bodies, Teacher Unions etc). Arrangements for the 2018/19 school year have been finalised and are available on the Department website in Circular 0010/2018.
Circular 0063/2017, "Leadership and Management in Primary Schools", has introduced the phasing in of open competition for Deputy Principal posts. From 2022, all primary schools will be able to fill Deputy Principal posts through open competition, where vacancies exist. It is envisaged that this development will support teacher mobility and provide promotional opportunities for teachers.