Teacher Supply Post Primary: Teaching Hours Extension Scheme for 2022/2023

By piofficer, Thursday, 10th November 2022 | 0 comments

Circular Letter 71/2022  “Teacher Supply Post Primary: Teaching Hours Extension Scheme for 2022/2023” has been published by the Department of Education 

Main points:

  • Participation is voluntary
     
  • A teacher can provide up to a maximum of 20 additional hours per term to be utilised between now and the end of the 2022/2023 school year, at which point this scheme will cease. 
    - Term 1 – 14th November 2022 to 21st December 2022 
    - Term 2 – 5th January 2023 to 5th April 2023 
    - Term 3 – 17th April 2023 to 31st May 2023 
     
  • The scheme is open to all Post Primary teachers employed in a school/ETB. This includes full time teachers, job-sharing teachers, part-time teachers, teachers who work in a substitute or a casual part-time capacity and teachers who are on career break. 
     
  • For any teacher who is paid for fewer than 22 hours per week, and who undertakes substitution, they should continue to claim those substitution hours in the normal way via the OLCS and/or in the relevant ETB payroll. Only hours taken in excess of the 22 hours per week should be claimed under this scheme. 
     
  • Teachers who are employed under this scheme must have the necessary qualifications for the subject area for which the substitution is required. 
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