PRIMARY NQT INDUCTION

UPDATE SEPT 2022

Cluster Meetings:

Cluster Meetings administration continues via the NIPT Office in Donegal Education Support Centre. Cluster Meetings will be available via Zoom as per the Droichead Cluster Meeting Calendarhere. This should be read in tandem with ‘Cluster Meetings: Important Information and Attendance Protocols’here which includes a link to register. NQTs must apply for Droichead viawww.teachingcouncil.ie and receive a confirmation email from the Teaching Council before registering for Cluster Meeting 1. Registration for Droichead Cluster Meeting 1 will open week commencing September 19th with dates/times for further cluster meetings released on a weekly basis. 

NQTs must keep their own record of the workshops they have completed.

Please see Page 15 in Information booklet below for a NQT Workshop Attendance Record.

NB: All NQTs must have a Teaching Council number before they can register for the Induction Workshop Programme. The Induction Workshop Programme is not open to NQTs who are registered with a Further Education Teaching Council Number or whose registration is pending.

Important Information for NQTs regarding their registration requirements for the Teaching Council:

● Schools outside of the above categories are also offering Droichead. NQTs are asked to check with their schools as only one process can be offered at school level (i.e. Droichead or PQE [PP] / Probation [P]. 
● Engagement in the NIPT Induction Workshop Programme is a requirement for NQTs who are completing Probation (Primary) or PQE (Post-Primary).
● Attendance at workshops is not a requirement for NQTs engaging in the Droichead process.
● NQTs participating in Droichead may count a workshop as an Additional Professional Learning Activity, to address a professional learning need identified by them, in consultation with their PST.

For information please visit National Induction Programme for Teachers www.teacherinduction.ie
(Dates maybe subject to change)

TO BOOK A WORKSHOP

In order to secure a place on a workshop it is necessary to register an account on the website first. You only need to register once. Please use your own email NOT the schools email address. After you have registered you will receive an activation email (please check spam) which you will need to click on to activate your account.

To book a place on a workshop please LOG IN using your email address/password and then click on 'book'  button next to the workshop you wish to book.