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• Qualified in the Republic of Ireland
  • Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) fast-track registration for primary and post-primary page.
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    • Guidance Note on Immersive Educational Experience
  • Register as a primary teacher
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  • Route 4 – Other
• Qualified outside of the Republic of Ireland
  • List of competent authorities
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• Application Processing Timeframes
• Balance of time of time to complete conditions
• Consultation on proposed registration regulations
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• English Language Requirement
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• Return to the Register
  • My initial date of registration with the Teaching Council was 28 March 2006
  • My initial date of registration with the Teaching Council was after 28 March 2006
    • At the time of lapsing/removal from the Register, I held full registration or registration with condition(s) and had a balance of time left to complete condition(s).
    • At the time of lapsing/removal from the Register, I held registration with condition(s) and had no balance of time left to complete the condition(s)
• Registration review process

I’m a registered teacher

• Renewing your registration
• Registration with Condition(s)
  • Application for an extension to a period of conditional registration
    • Extension Request Assessment Procedures 
  • Completing your probation
  • Droichead
    • Completing the Online Droichead Form D Application
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    • Top 3 reasons why Droichead – Form Ds 2023/2024 are being returned to Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs)
    • The Droichead Process – Post-primary
    • The Droichead Process – Primary
  • Granting full registration to teachers on probation in a restricted setting
  • History and Structure Examination (H&S)
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• Change of details

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• Fit and Proper Person Assessments
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  • Teaching Council ID Policy
• Overseas Police Clearance
  • How to obtain overseas police clearance
• Re-vetting
• Re-vetting FAQs
• Vetting FAQs
• Vetting FAQs for school employers
• Vetting Overview

Fitness to Teach

• Code of Professional Conduct (Updated 2nd edition 2016)
• Complaints about registered teachers
  • How to make a complaint about a registered teacher
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  • Information for registered teachers
  • Information for Witnesses at hearings before a Disciplinary Committee Panel
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  • Strategy for Evidence-informed Decision Making, Policy and Practice 2024-2026
• Using Research In Our School
• Using Research In Our School: Reflection​
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