applying for vp

amacca

Hi all,

OH thinking of applying for vp if and when it comes up..said id help her do some research.

Anyone done it? any tips on the interview?

Does it have implications for existing contract.....is it a five year thing or limited time with renewal..can the teacher go back to teaching afterwards etc

wheres the best place to look for info on this ...union etc?

appreciate any help, tks.

implausible

She can go back to teaching and it shouldn't be a limited contract.

However, afaik, under the existing pension scheme, her pension will be based on her final salary, so if she goes back to being an ordinary teacher (though I presume she has an A post), her pension won't reflect her position as VP. I know changes are afoot and maybe someone who is more informed on pensions could jump in here.

rainbowtrout

deemark wrote: »

She can go back to teaching and it shouldn't be a limited contract.

However, afaik, under the existing pension scheme, her pension will be based on her final salary, so if she goes back to being an ordinary teacher (though I presume she has an A post), her pension won't reflect her position as VP. I know changes are afoot and maybe someone who is more informed on pensions could jump in here.

I think if you voluntarily go back to teaching you go back to regular teaching wage and get regular pension as you have outlined. If you are DP and your school is amalgamated and someone else is appointed DP of the new school, you go back to teaching but keep DP wage as you haven't voluntarily given up the position. I'd imagine (although I've never heard of it happen) that redeployment could be used within a VEC scheme if there just happened to be a vacant DP position in another school, but I'd say the chances of that are slim.

We have one teacher who is on Principal's wage since the amalgamation of three schools to form the school I work in. She was made an Assistant Principal in the new school. I'm not sure how that work's for allowances. I assume she just gets principal's allowance for her post. We had another who has since retired, but had been principal in one of the schools for a few years, but went back to teaching because he preferred it to the admin side of things.

As for the OPs question: it's a permanent position, no time limit on it.

TheDriver

I thought your old job is in effect gone but through goodwill of the school, you can go back teaching. However you loose all previous posts you might have held.
Advice for interviews: presuming its secondary know your laws, acts of the oireachtas, lots of people management skills etc. Its a damn tough interview process

spurious

Know the whole 'Section 29' thing inside out.
Obviously how to avoid your school being landed with someone else's problems, but also in terms of enrolment policies and how to word (and work) them.