Eoin Ó Broin
Question:526. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if teachers with experience in private schools outside the European Union are eligible to apply for assistant principal roles. [46564/24]
View answerWednesday, 22 January 2025
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The eligibility criteria for appointment to an Assistant Principal post is set out in Chapter 3 of Circular 0044/2019 for the primary sector and Circular 0003/2018 for the post primary sector.
4.1 of Chapter 3 of Circular 0044/2019 advises that "All appropriately qualified permanent and fixed term teachers serving in a recognised primary school are eligible to apply for Assistant Principal posts."
Circular 0003/2018 advises "To be eligible to apply for leadership posts in post-primary schools, applicants must be:
Assistant Principal I and Programme Co-ordinator (AP I level) :
• fully registered under Route 2 for voluntary schools and C&C schools, Route 2 or 3 in the ETB sector and
• have a minimum of 3 years teaching service recognised by DES/ ETB for incremental credit purposes
Assistant Principal II and Programme Co-ordinator (AP II level):
• fully registered under Route 2 for voluntary schools and C&C schools, route 2 or 3 in the ETB sector and
• have a minimum of 1 years teaching service recognised by DES/ ETB for incremental credit purposes"