Mediation

Where difficulties arise between committees, mediation can be a useful tool to give each side an understanding of how the situation is being experienced by others. Mediation is of benefit where people have a vested interest in continuing to work together. Mediation can be used to build up trust where working relationships have broken down between committees, or individuals within committees.

Where there are difficulties in relations between one or more teaching staff, we would strongly advise schools to avail of the INTO/Management Mediation Service. This is available to all national schools, as part of the informal stages in the Grievance Procedures agreed between the INTO, Management Bodies, and the Department of Education and Science