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Intro to the Year End

Webinar Overview This webinar focused on certain key tasks outlined in the guideline and the extra attention to detail that is required to ensure that the Year-end accounts are prepared on a timely & accurate basis. Webinar Handouts Presentation Slides Calculation of Grants Received in Advance Template Calculation of Unspent Grants Template Guide on Calculating … Continued

Key Points for the August 2025 Year end Accounts

Webinar Overview This webinar focuses on key points for finalising August year end accounts with particular focus on accruals and prepayments and also includes journal adjustments for grants in advance and unspent grants. Webinar Handouts Presentation Slides Final Accuracy Checklist Financial Guideline-Summary of Grants 24/25 Financial Guideline-Year End 24/25 Manual Templates including ringfenced grants unspent … Continued

Use of Mobile Phones by Principal & DP

If the board has not yet provided mobile phones to the Principal and Deputy Principal they should do the following as soon as possible: Develop a use of school mobile phones policy (this would be similar to or indeed could already be encompassed by, what they probably already have in terms of their policy on … Continued

ASC for Voluntary Secondary Schools

ASC (Additional Superannuation Contribution) Overview ASC is payable by public servants on their pensionable pay only (or in some exceptional cases where a privately paid teacher has joined the Department of Education public sector pension scheme). ASC may be payable in addition to the existing superannuation contribution made by public servants and applies to pensionable … Continued

PRSAs

Overview: A Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) is a type of long-term personal pension plan. It is like an investment account that is designed to let you save for retirement in a flexible way. Board obligations: For employees who do not have access to a Department pension scheme or the SPSPS or wish to make … Continued

ASC

ASC (Additional Superannuation Contribution) Overview ASC is payable by public servants on their pensionable pay only (or in some exceptional cases where a privately paid teacher has joined the Department of Education public sector pension scheme). ASC may be payable in addition to the existing superannuation contribution made by public servants and applies to pensionable … Continued

PRSAs

Overview: A Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) is a type of long-term personal pension plan. It is like an investment account that is designed to let you save for retirement in a flexible way. Board obligations: For employees who do not have access to a Department pension scheme or the SPSPS or wish to make … Continued

Pensions for Department Sanctioned Staff

Overview In general, Department of Education sanctioned staff in Community & Comprehensive schools are members of either the ‘Single Public Service Pension Scheme’ or a ‘pre-existing, sector-specific pension scheme’. ➢ Pre-existing, sector-specific pension scheme This is known as the ‘Contributory pension scheme for non-teaching employees of Comprehensive and Community Schools’. Department of Education sanctioned staff … Continued