Superintending 2022

Last year there was a fee for collecting the boxes before the exams started - €300. Then for anyone who had a longer stint and had to go back and do a second collection there was a further €300 payment. Then there was the daily supervision rate and expenses. I came out with about €900 for 4-5 days.

Actually it is. Got an email this evening from my union which was an email sent to all principals for distribution. It's €304 for the pick up of the box and another €304 for every other pick up. I think last year you had to pick up papers on a weekly basis, only that I did one week so didn't have a second pick up.

In a nutshell itt says all superintendents appointed will receive:

a fee of €121.60 for each examination day

travel and subsistence for days of exam supervision and days of collection

a minimum of five days supervision and most contracts are longer

the collection fee as outlined above

They are especially looking for examiners for the Dublin area.

I have applied also. Can you request JC, LC, or LCA centres and up until a certain date? Didn't see this on the application form. What happens if you are assigned a timetable and cant do a certain date?

In recent years, new superintendents have gotten the shorter stints. I don’t know if that will change this year with greater need, but definitely still worth applying if you are interested. Maybe add in the date you need to finish by, and then it will be up to them to decide how badly they need you.

I don't remember seeing an option on the application that asked for a desired finish date.

I submitted the form electronically. Suppose my only options is to wait and see what I get or ring them and tell them that I want to finish by a specific date.

In fairness they always leave appointment very very late....

I would send an email. They have all the information then and know what they are working with. If you wait to see what you get you may be letting them down unnecessarily.

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Just received the email from the SEC stating I have to make myself available until the 28th of June and they will send details of the school and days in early May.

My son is doing the Leaving Cert this year and I informed them of that when I applied. Presumably I will get a Junior Cert position then this year, which finishes on Monday 20th of June? Why do they ask the question on the form otherwise?

Maybe it depends on the school/demographic, I don't know any of the younger teachers doing either. It's changed slightly in that most of these teachers from 20-30 are living (have to live!) at home with the folks so not under pressure for rent. They seem at bit more discerning than previous years, none of them are hanging around for short hour and hoc contracts during school term either. If it's not happening they're off to Dubai or elsewhere once their droichead is complete.

Once the new Leaving Cycle comes in I reckon there's going to be less pressure to find as many markers, especially as it's being streamlined with online marking and shorter exam papers.

I actually found the invigilating fairly full on, people think you just go in and dish out the papers, but there was quite a bit too it and would want a fairly diligent head on your shoulders (not to mention fighting with the post office to take your bag).