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Cnuaschruinnithe Droichead: Eolas agus Córas Áirithinte
Droichead Cluster Meetings: Information and Booking System

​Cnuaschruinniú 1:
  1. Iarratas a dhéanamh tríd an tairseach ‘Mo Chlárú’ ar teachingcouncil.ie
  2. Ríomhphost deimhnithe a fháil ón gComhairle Mhúinteoireachta sula gcláróidh siad le haghaidh Chnuaschruinniú 1 (CC 1). Ní bhfaighidh MNCanna a fhreastalaíonn ar chnuaschruinnithe gan ríomhphost deimhniúcháin Teastas Críochnaithe.
  3. Ní mór do gach MNC clárú ANSEO sula gcláróidh siad do Cnuaschruinniú 1.
  4. Roghnaigh agus cuir in áirithe an cnuaschruinniú ar mian leat feastal air anseo. Éascófar Cnuaschruinniú 1 aghaidh ar aghaidh in Ionaid Tacaíochta Oideachais áitiúla (ITOanna). D'fhéadfadh nach mbeadh Cnuaschruinniú 1 ar fáil gach seachtain i ngach ITO.

Tá Cnuaschruinniú 1 ar fáil trí Ghaeilge de réir Feilire do Cnuaschruinnithe. Má tá aon cheist agat maidir le cnuaschruinnithe seol ríomhphost de chéaduair chuig This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Má bhaineann do cheist le aon rud eile, déan teagmháil le This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. nó This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Cnuaschruinniú 2 agus 3:
  1. Tabhair faoi d’aire go gcaithfidh Cnuachhruinniú 1 a bheith criochnaithe ag MNCanna sula bhfreastalóidh siad ar chnuaschruinnithe eile.
  2. Éascófar Cnuaschruinniú 2 agus Cnuaschruinniú 3 ar líne. Eiseofar dátai agas amanna go seachtainiúil i dtéarmaí 2 (Cnuaschruinniú 2) agus i dtéarma 3 (Cnuaschruinniú 2 agus Cnuaschruinniú 3).
  3. Roghnaigh agus cuir in áirithe an cnuaschruinniú (2 nó 3) ar mian leat feastal air anseo.

Tá Cnuaschruinniú 2 agus Cnusachruinniú 3 ar fáil trí Ghaeilge de réir Feilire do Cnuaschruinnithe. Má tá aon cheist agat maidir le cnuaschruinnithe seol ríomhphost de chéaduair chuig This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Má bhaineann do cheist le aon rud eile, déan teagmháil le This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. nó This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Cluster Meeting 1:
  1. Apply for Droichead via the ‘My Registration’ portal on www.teachingcouncil.ie
  2. Receive a confirmation email from the Teaching Council prior to registering for Cluster Meeting 1. Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) who attend Cluster Meeting 1 without a confirmation email will not receive a Certificate of Completion.
  3. All NQTs must register REGISTER HERE before booking a place on Cluster Meeting 1.
  4. Select and book the Cluster Meeting 1 that you wish to attend by clicking View Courses below. Cluster Meeting 1 will be facilitated face-to-face in local Education Support Centres (ESCs) as per the Droichead Cluster Meeting Calendar. Cluster Meeting 1 may not be available every week in each ESC.

Cluster Meeting 1 is offered in Irish as per the Droichead Cluster Meeting Calendar. If you have any queries relating to cluster meetings, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For all other queries please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Cluster Meetings 2 and 3:
  1. NQTs must have completed Cluster Meeting 1 before attending Cluster Meeting 2 and/or Cluster Meeting 3.
  2. Cluster Meetings 2 and 3 will be facilitated online. Agreed dates and times for the facilitation of these cluster meetings will be made available in term 2 (Cluster Meeting 2) and term 3 (Cluster Meetings 2 and 3) as per the Droichead Cluster Meeting Calendar.
  3. As dates become available select and book the Cluster Meeting 2 or 3 that you wish to attend here.

Cluster Meetings 2 and 3 are offered in Irish as per the Droichead Cluster Meeting Calendar. If you have any queries relating to cluster meetings, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For all other queries please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Céim 1. Roghnaigh Bealach Clárúcháin:
Step 1. Select Registration Route:

primary

Bunscoil

Primary
post primary

Iar-bhunscoil

Post-primary

Breis eolais maidir le Droichead | More information about Droichead

Nuashonrú MNC Oide

Is é Droichead an próiseas nua ionduchtaithe comhtháite do mhúinteoirí agus tá sé ar fáil do mhúinteoirí bunscoile agus iar-bhunscoile araon.

Tá na próisis thraidisiúnta Promhaidh, Fostaíocht Iarcháilíochta (PQE) agus an Clár Ceardlann Ionduchtúcháin tugtha chun críche nó á gcur i gcrích de réir a chéile.

Tá sé tábhachtach a thabhairt faoi deara gurb é Droichead an t-aon bhealach ionduchtaithe do gach múinteoir bunscoile agus iar-bhunscoile atá cláraithe ón 1 Meitheamh 2020.

  • Ba chóir do mhúinteoirí a dteastaíonn eolas uathu ar phróiseas Droichead cliceáil anseo
  • Ba chóir do mhúinteoirí a dteastaíonn eolas uathu ar Cheardlanna Ionduchtúcháin cliceáil anseo (Bunscoil) cliceáil anseo (Iar-bhunscoil)
  • Ba chóir do mhúinteoirí a dteastaíonn eolas uathu ar Thacaíocht Scoile cliceáil anseo (bunscoil) agus anseo (lar-bhunscoil)

Le haghaidh ceisteanna a bhaineann leis an bpróiseas traidisiúnta, seol ríomhphost chuig This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Beidh Cnuaschruinnithe ar fáil de réir an Fhéilire Cnuaschruinnithe anseo. Ba cheart é seo a léamh in éineacht le ‘Cnuaschruinnithe: Faisnéis Tábhachtach agus Prótacail Tinrimh’ anseo ina bhfuil nasc chun clárú.

Ní mór do MNCanna cur isteach ar Droichead trí www.teachingcouncil.ie  agus ríomhphost deimhnithe a fháil ón gComhairle Mhúinteoireachta roimh chlárú do Chnuaschruinniú 1.


Cnuaschruinniú Droichead 2025-2026

Cnuaschruinniú Droichead do MNCanna

Ceanglaítear ar Mhúinteoirí Nuacháilithe (MNCanna) freastal ar suas le trí chnuaschruinniú éagsúla le linn a bpróiseas Droichead. Is fóram é gach cnuaschruinniú inar féidir le MNCanna plé a dhéanamh ar phróiseas Droichead agus ar chleachtas gairmiúil agus soiléiriú a lorg ina leith. Spreagtar MNCanna chun ceisteanna a chur, treoir a lorg, machnamh a dhéanamh ar dhúshláin ar leith agus a gcuid éachtaí, smaointe agus eispéireas a roinnt. Is Comhaltaí Ionduchtúcháin Droichead a éascaíonn na cnuaschruinnithe, is daoine iad a bhfuil taithí acu agus cruthaíonn siad bealaí do MNCanna chun teacht ar thacaíocht ghairmiúil agus phearsanta araon. Tógann an cur chuige foghlama comhroinnte seo caidreamh ghairmiúil, muinín agus inniúlacht. Ní mór do MNCanna a gcuid riachtanais iomlána maidir le cnuaschruinnithe a chur i gcrích de réir Fhéilire Cnuaschruinnithe Droichead 2024-2025.

Bunscoil Iar-bhunscoil
Féilire & Prótacail Chnuascruinnithe Bunscoil Féilire & Prótacail Chnuascruinnithe Iar-Bhunscoil

 Riachtanais Cnuaschruinnithe

Ní mór do MNCanna cnuaschruinniú éagsúil amháin (a bhaineann go sonrach lena n-earnáil, bunscolaíocht nó iar-bhunscolaíocht) a dhéanamh in aghaidh an téarma in ord seicheamhach ar feadh ré a bpróiseas Droichead. Ní mór do MNCanna Cnuaschruinniú 1 (CC 1) a dhéanamh sula nglacfaidh siad páirt i gCnuaschruinniú 2 (CC 2) agus/nó i gCnuaschruinniú 3 (CC 3). Níor cheart do MNCanna a bhFoirm D ar líne a chur isteach go dtí go mbeidh gach gné dá bpróiseas Droichead, lena n-áirítear a riachtanais iomlána maidir le cnuaschruinnithe, comhlíonta. Má fhaightear Foirm D sa chás nach gcomhlíontar na riachtanais uile a bhaineann le cnuaschruinniú, ní dhéanfaidh an Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta í a phróiseáil.

Dátaí Tábhachtacha 

Cnuaschruinnithe

  • Ní mór do MNCanna páirt a ghlacadh i gcnuaschruinniú éagsúil amháin in aghaidh an téarma ar feadh a bpróisis Droichead.  
  • Beidh clarú do Cluster Meeting 1/ Cnuaschruinniú 1 ag oscailt ar an 1 Meán Fómhair. 
Teastas Cnuaschruinniú a phriontáil

Is féidir le MNCanna a ghlac páirt iomlán sa CC 2 uair an chloig a nDeimhniú Críochnaithe a rochtain óna bpróifíl úsáideora laistigh de 10 lá oibre ó fhreastal ar an gcnuaschruinniú. Tabhair faoi deara le do thoil nach bhfuil an rogha seo ar fáil ach amháin tar éis do fhreastal ar do chnuaschruinniú a bheith deimhnithe ag riarachán Droichead. 

Lean na céimeanna seo le do thoil:

  1. Logáil isteach i do chuntas le do r-phost agus do phasfhocal.
  2. Seiceáil go bhfuil do shonraí i gceart agus brúigh nuashonraigh.
  3. Ar thaobh na láimhe deise den scáileán cliceáil ar an roghchlár.
  4. Cliceáil ar an roghchlár úsáideora agus cliceáil ar phriontáil teastas an chúrsa.
  5. Déanfar sonraí freastail an chúrsa a líonadh. Ar thaobh na láimhe deise den scáileán faoi Imeacht FGL cliceáil ar an bhfocal Clóigh.
  6. Ginfear PDF de do theastas.
NQT Update

Droichead is the integrated induction process for teachers and is available to both primary and post-primary teachers.
The traditional processes of Probation, Post-qualification Employment (PQE) and the Induction Workshop Programme either have concluded or are being phased out.

It is important to note that Droichead is the only route of induction for all primary and post-primary teachers registered from 1 June 2020.

For queries relating to the process, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cluster Meetings will be available as per the Cluster Meeting Calendar here. This should be read in tandem with ‘Cluster Meetings: Important Information and Attendance Protocols’ here which includes a link to register.

NQTs must apply for Droichead via www.teachingcouncil.ie and receive a confirmation email from the Teaching Council before registering for Cluster Meeting 1.   

Droichead Cluster Meeting 2025-2026

Droichead Cluster Meeting for NQTs

Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) are required to attend up to three different cluster meetings for the duration of their Droichead process. Each cluster meeting is a forum where NQTs can discuss and seek clarification about the Droichead process and professional practice. NQTs are encouraged to ask questions, seek guidance, reflect upon particular challenges and share successes, ideas and experiences. Cluster meetings are facilitated by experienced Droichead Induction Associates and provide avenues of both professional and personal support to NQTs. This shared-learning approach builds professional relationships, confidence and competence. NQTs must complete their full cluster meeting requirements in line with theDroichead Cluster Meeting Calendar

Cluster Meeting Requirements

NQTs must complete one different cluster meeting (specific to their sector, primary or post-primary) per term in sequential order for the duration of their Droichead process. NQTs must complete Cluster Meeting 1 (CM 1) before engaging in either Cluster Meeting 2 (CM 2) and/or Cluster Meeting 3 (CM 3). NQTs should not submit their online Form D until all aspects of their Droichead process, including their full cluster meeting requirements, have been fulfilled. If a Form D is received where all the cluster meeting requirements are not met, it will not be processed by the Teaching Council.

Primary Post Primary
Primary Cluster Meeting Calendar & Protocols Post-primary Cluster Meeting Calendar & Protocols

Important Dates

Cluster Meetings

  • NQTs are required to engage in one cluster meeting per term for the duration of their process. 
  • Cluster Meeting 1 Registration is opening in September 2025
Printing Cluster Meeting Certificate

NQTs who have engaged fully in the 2-hour CM can access their Certificate of Completion from their user profile within 10 working days of attendance at the meeting.  Please note this option is only available after your cluster meeting attendance has been verified by Droichead administration.  

Please follow these steps:

  1. Log into your account with your e-mail and password.
  2. Check your details are correct and press update.
  3. On the right-hand side of the screen click on menu.
  4. Click on user menu and click on print course certificate.
  5. Course attendance details will be populated.  To the right of the screen under CPD Event click on the word print.
  6. A PDF of your certificate will be generated.