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.
The blue form is intended for use only by people who are no longer teaching and who do not intend to return to teaching in the foreseeable future. These include teachers who have recently retired or resigned. Using the form, they can apply to have their names removed from the Register. If you are currently teaching, you should keep your name on the Register.
As the Council is self-funded and receives no funding from the State, the fee ie 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.
The fee of €90 is based on projected expenditure. The Council has maintained the same fee since 2008 and it is lower than average when compared with the fees being charged by other professional bodies in Ireland. The fee can be claimed against tax as a work expense so the net fee is closer to €53 for those paying the higher rate of tax.
No. Income tax relief on the Teaching Council's annual registration renewal fee remains in place. The tax credit is added to the teacher’s flat-rate expense allowance. This means that the fee in real terms is closer to €53 per annum for those paying the higher rate of tax.
In 2009, all teachers who renewed their registration by 30 September that year had their tax credits automatically increased in December by the Revenue Commissioners. This means that their allowable flat-rate expenses increased by €90 and this was reflected in their December pay slip. For teachers paying the higher rate of tax, the net benefit is €36.90. This tax allowance was automatically carried forward into 2010 for those teachers. Teachers who renewed registration after 1 October 2009 must contact their local tax office to claim the tax deduction. See www.revenue.ie for contact details. Local tax offices have been informed by the Revenue Commissioners that teachers are entitled to this credit.
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 has confirmed his intention to make registration with the Teaching Council a requirement from the 2012/2013 school year by commencing Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act, 2001.
The Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 is currently being considered by the Oireachtas. When it is enacted, it will allow the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., to commence Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001.
Section 30 requires a person who is employed as a teacher in a recognised school to be registered in order to be paid from State funds. It is essential, therefore, that all teachers working in a recognised school would be registered to ensure compliance with Section 30.
Once commenced, Section 30 will pave the way for the commencement of the remaining sections of the Teaching Council Act, including those relating to teachers' continuing professional development and the Council's investigative and disciplinary functions.
In order to ensure that teachers are registered in time for the 2012/2013 school year, they are advised to submit a completed application form to the Teaching Council prior to 31 May 2012 in order to allow sufficient time for applications (including Garda Vetting) to be processed before the 2012/2013 school year.
More Information
Frequently Asked Questions
An information poster is being sent to principals, managing school management authorities and the education partners. The poster is part of a wider information campaign being implemented by the Teaching Council and the Department of Education and Skills to raise awareness among teachers and schools of the requirement for teachers to be registered.
Information Poster on Section 30
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, you should maintain your registration.
Please refer to the Department of Education Skills Circular 0031/2011 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.