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Thursday, 21 July 2016

Department of Education and Skills

School Staff

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) is not included on the list of schools recognised by his Department for inclusion regarding the incremental pay scale. [23835/16]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised post-primary teachers is set out in Circular 29/2010. These terms were agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council which is comprised of representatives of teachers, school management, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Department of Education and Skills and is chaired by an official of the Workplace Relations Commission.

Regarding service in a private school Circular 0029/2010 states that for qualified teaching service to be recognised for incremental credit that service must be:

"a) Teaching service that is demonstrated by evidence provided by the teacher, to the satisfaction of the Department or Chief Executive Officer of the Vocational Education Committee as appropriate,

i) to have been given in a school which

(1) is situated in a Member State of the EU

(2) has been in existence for a period of at least 10 years at the date the application for the award of incremental credit is submitted,

(3) offers a range of studies which incorporates all of the courses prescribed on the national curriculum of the State in which the school is located,

(4) offers a full range of classes to all pupils within its designated range,

(5) is funded by the payment of pupil fees,

(6) is open to receive pupils for the duration of the Post-Primary school year".

If the institution referred to by the Deputy met all of the above criteria, service given in that institution may be considered for the award of incremental credit.

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