Education Council

General presentations

• 0911368 – Education Department, 2010 Budget

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  1).1).

  Proposed teaching allocation:

  Teaching allocation – general teaching

  
  Assignments will be made based on the number of classes according to the following criteria:

  Quantitative criteria:
  1. – 4th grade 22 students
  5th. -10th grade 28 students

  Teaching hour criteria:
  1st – 4th grade 30 weekly hours per class + cover lessons and
  1 weekly hour per student over 18 in the class.
  Years 5–7: 35 hours per week per class + cover lessons and 1 hour per week per pupil over 23 in a class.
  Years 8–10 37 hours per class group + teaching hours and
  1 hour per pupil over 25 in a class.

  The Director's proposal for teaching hour guidelines was unanimously approved.

  Proposal for management criteria:

  Guidelines for management in primary school

  Basic criteria for management in addition to the headteacher:
  A deputy headteacher and two department heads in a comprehensive school.
  This refers to department heads for year groups (Years 1–4, 5th–7th grade and 8th–10th grade) with a teaching commitment in accordance with the collective agreement between the Salary Commission and the Teachers“ Union (KÍ). The Deputy Head of School shall manage the administration for one of the stages.If the headteacher feels they require more or different management, they shall send a reasoned request to the director of the department.
  

  The Education Committee approves the director's proposal and also that guidelines be drawn up for the processing of headteachers“ applications for additional management.