Procurement, Purchases & Payments
The Board of Management, through its Finance Sub-Committee, is advised to establish a set of procedures governing purchasing and should set out the arrangements for buying, receipt of goods and accounting for same. A purchasing policy needs to strike a balance between quality and cost, (as the cheapest is not necessarily the best) and between … Continued
Supervision & Substitution Payments to Unqualified Teachers
Unqualified Teachers (Special Needs Assistants, Secretaries, Caretakers and External supervisors.) Supervision duties can be carried out by unqualified teachers. Unqualified teachers may not act as either substitute or temporary teachers. In no circumstances may they be left in sole charge of a class or group of children OLCS Each post-primary school will be provided with … Continued
Supervision & Substitution Payments to Teachers
Teachers: Department and Privately Paid teachers OLCS Each post-primary school will be provided with a defined number of hours of substitution to provide cover for teacher absences arising from official school business. This will be calculated on the basis of the number of pupils in a school with a minimum number of available hours for … Continued