The Teaching Council is the regulator of the teaching profession in Ireland and promotes professional standards in teaching. It acts in the interests of the public good while upholding and enhancing the reputation and status of the teaching profession through fair and transparent regulation.
The Council comprises these 37 members:
- 11 primary teachers, nine of whom are elected and two of whom are teacher union nominees
- 11 post-primary teachers, seven of whom are elected and four of whom are teacher union nominees
- 2 nominated by colleges of education
- 2 nominated by specified third-level bodies
- 4 nominated by school management (two primary and two post-primary)
- 2 nominated by parents’ associations (one primary and one post-primary)
- 5 nominated by the Minister for Education and Skills, including one representing each of IBEC and ICTU.
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