Section 1 – Personal Details
- Please review your personal details carefully. It is essential that your contact details are accurate on the Register of Teachers to ensure you receive all communications related to your registration.
- If you need to make changes, click on the My Personal Details section and update your information before submitting your application form.
- If you wish to update your username (email address used to access your
account), please email myreghelp@teachingcouncil.ie for assistance.
Section 2 – Employment Details
Please ensure that you are in an eligible setting and meet the minimum duration for the process.
Note: You must remain in the same employment setting for the duration of your Droichead process. If you change employment before completing the process, you must contact the Teaching Council immediately so that your application can be cancelled. You can re-apply for Droichead at a future date when you have secured employment in an eligible setting for the required timeframe.
- The registration route (primary, post-primary and Route 4 – Other) is prepopulated. If you are registered with the condition of Droichead under two routes, select the applicable one.
- Enter your school roll number and select using the search icon.
- Insert the date you began your employment in the school.
- Insert the date when your current employment contract will end.
- Select the setting in which you will be completing Droichead in the drop down menu.
If you are a primary teacher employed on a Supply Panel or Principal Release Time Post, read the Procedures and Criteria for Droichead 2026/2027 to ensure you meet all requirements for completing Droichead in these settings.
If you are a primary teacher employed on a part-time contract or in a job-share position, you must apply before 30 September and remain on the process for the full academic year.
Section 3 – Professional Support Team (PST)
- Consult with your principal to ensure that you have their approval, and that they have at least two Professional Support Team (PST) members available to support you and mentor you during your Droichead process. At least one of your PST members must be employed at the same school as you.
- Where a school is not in a position to establish a PST exclusively from within the staff, the principal may contact the Oide Droichead Induction Division to discuss the option of offering the process using the External PST model or Inter-school’s model.
- Ensure that you have the name and Teaching Council registration number
for your two PST members. - It is essential that the employment details on the Register of Teachers for your PST members match the school where they are currently employed. Please search the online register to ensure the details are correct. If their details need to be updated, please inform them that they need to log into their Teaching Council My Registration account and update their details. This must be done before you can continue with your Droichead application.
After you submit your application your selected PST members will receive an email from the Council confirming that they have been selected to support you in this process.
Section 4 – Declarations
Please ensure you read each declaration carefully before you submit your application.