You can check your registration status and all your details here:
Registered Teacher Login.
Yes. To use the online
Registered Teacher login facility, you will need your registration number and password. If you do not have your password, you can generate a new one using a combination of your registration number, your PPS number, and your date of birth. Passwords must be seven characters long and include both letters and numbers, e.g. George27.
If you have forgotten your password here is how you can create a new one:
- click on Registered Teacher login
- scroll to the end of the page and click on Create a New Password
- fill in the following five fields:
(a) Registration Number - This is your Teaching Council unique Registration number that is normally printed on the correspondence you will have received from us.
(b) PPS Number – This is Your “Personal Public Service Number” previously known as the Revenue and Social Insurance (RSI) number.
(c) Date of Birth – several formats are acceptable including dd/mm/yy, ddmmyy, dd/mm/yyyy, and ddmmyyyy.
(d) New password - please ensure that your password includes both letters and numbers, and contains at least seven characters e.g. Elisabeth25 . Your password is also case sensitive.
(e) Please confirm your new password by entering it here exactly the same as the entry at (d) above.
- Click on Submit. If your request is successful youwill be transferred to a new page, your new password will be displayed and you will be given the option to continue.
If the details you enter do not match those held on the Register, your request will be rejected for security reasons. Check that you have entered the correct details in each box. Check also that you have inserted no spaces in your PPS number and used capitals for the letter(s) at the end of the number. If it still doesn't work, contact us at helpdesk@teachingcouncil.ie, including your registration number and details of the error message you received.
Yes. However, you can also renew online using your registration number and password. If you do not have your password, you can generate a new one using a combination of your registration number and other personal details (see question 2 for further information).
The registration renewal fee is payable by:
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Cheque, postal order or bank draft made payable to the Teaching Council
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Credit or debit card (Visa/Mastercard or Laser card).
The Council prefers teachers to renew their registration online by credit/debit card or Laser.
Please click here to renew online: Registered Teacher Login.
If you experience technical difficulties in renewing online, contact our technical support at
helpdesk@teachingcouncil.ie. Include your registration number and as much detail as possible about the technical issues you encountered.
If you do not renew, your registration with the Teaching Council will lapse and your name will be removed from the Register.
As the Council is self-funded and receives no funding from the State, the fee is essential. It funds the Council's work, in the same way that any professional body is funded by its members. The fee underpins the Council's status as an autonomous regulatory body.
The Teaching Council Act, 2001 requires that teachers renew their registration annually. Annual renewal gives teachers the opportunity to update their details, maintain their membership and support the Council in its work on their behalf. It allows the Council to continue as a valuable repository of information for the teaching profession in Ireland. The annual renewal fee funds the ongoing work of the Council in carrying out its statutory functions. Teachers who do not renew their membership will have their names removed from the Register. To re-register, they must apply again in full. This includes providing relevant transcripts and undergoing Garda vetting.
Income tax relief applies to the Teaching Council's annual registration renewal fee. The tax credit is added to the teacher’s flat-rate expense allowance. This means that the annual registration renewal fee of €65 (for those whose registration renewal falls from January 2013) in real terms is closer to €38 per annum for those paying the higher rate of tax.
Teachers should check their Tax Credit Certificate to ensure
that their Flat Rate Expenses figure has been increased by the amount of the
Teaching Council annual registration renewal fee. For more details on
Flat Rate expenses and the amounts allowable to differing categories of
teachers, please see www.revenue.ie. If the
correct allowance has not been included you should contact your local tax
office
At present, there is a standard renewal fee and the Council’s fee
structure does not allow for reduced fees to be levied. This is because
registration provides a license to teach, regardless of how frequently
one teaches.
At present, the Council’s fee structure does not allow for a partial fee to be levied. Please refer to the Department of Education Skills Circular 0031/2011 with regard to the employment of retired teachers.
The money received through the registration renewal fee is used to fund the work of the Council as it implements its statutory functions. The Council’s audited financial statements are available
here
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn T.D., has confirmed that Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act, 2001 will commence on 1 November 2013.
After 1 November, when Section 30 is commenced, teachers employed in State-funded teaching positions in recognised schools will have to be registered with the Teaching Council in order to be paid from State funds.
This development paves the way for the commencement of the remaining sections of the Teaching Council Act, including those relating to the Council's investigative and disciplinary functions. The Council will therefore be empowered to conduct inquiries into the professional conduct of teachers.
Over the coming months we will continue to engage with relevant bodies to ensure that any remaining unregistered teachers are given the opportunity to register in advance of the commencement date.
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Even if you are not currently working as a teacher, you should keep your name on the register, so that should you be offered a teaching job, you can start as soon as possible. If you let your registration lapse at any time, you will have to re-register at least four months in advance of starting work as a teacher again, in accordance with Section 31(5) of The Teaching Council Act, 2001 and The Teaching Council [Registration] Regulations 2009. To re-register, you will have to submit relevant transcripts and other documentation, and undergo Garda vetting.
If you wish to be considered for employment as a teacher in a substitute or temporary capacity, it is essential that you maintain your registration.
Please note that from the 1 November, 2013, all teachers employed in Recognised Schools must be registered with the Teaching Council. (In very limited circumstances an unregistered teacher may be employed for no more than five days.)
Please also note that the State Examinations Commission require all teachers employed as Examination Superintendents to be registered with the Council.
Please refer to the Department of Education Skills Circulars with regard to the employment of retired teachers.
The Council needs to see original documentation from teachers who have not previously presented their documents to the Council. This applies to almost all teachers who were teaching prior to 28 March 2006 and registered under section 31(2) and (3) of the Teaching Council Act, 2001. Some teachers registered under section 31(5) may also be affected by this requirement.