The Department of Education and Skills has issued Circular 0027/2020 on the temporary reassignment of certain staff in the education sector.
The Circular outlines criteria and procedures for the reassignment of staff in the Education Sector. It is Management’s function to consider how best to utilise staff to facilitate the delivery of education and essential support services to students. Any public service staff member who is not required to be retained in providing education and essential support services and has not been medically advised to self-isolate will be available for assignment on a temporary basis to support delivery of other essential public services.
In relation to teachers, the Circular states that the priority is the continuation of students’ learning and the essential delivery of tuition during the school closure period. In this context the ASTI expects that it is unlikely that a significant number of teachers, if any at all, will be reassigned.
Click here for Circular 0027/2020.
Click here for Department of Education and Skills press statement on temporary assignment arrangements for education/ training staff.
Click here for FAQ document on Temporary assignment arrangements for certain staff in the education and training sector
