Sell teaching resources from Ireland
Irish primary and post-primary teachers can sell their English-language resources on TeachLessons, keep 70% of net revenue and receive monthly payouts in US dollars through PayPal.
Short answer: Yes, you can sell teaching resources from Ireland on TeachLessons if you write them in English (or teach a language to English-speaking classes) and can receive PayPal payments in US dollars. You apply with a short form, send your final files by email and keep 70% of net revenue. Taxes on that income are your responsibility.
Who buys resources made by Irish teachers?
TeachLessons buyers are teachers, schools and homeschool parents, mainly in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and international schools. That shapes what sells. A reading comprehension pack built around a short story works in Cork, Chicago and Kuala Lumpur. A pack labelled only with Irish class names and Irish place names is harder for most of those buyers to picture in their room.
That doesn't mean hiding where your work comes from. Many teachers like resources with a clear voice and real settings. The trick is to make the teaching goal obvious first ("inferring character feelings", "adding fractions with unlike denominators") and let the Irish context sit inside the material rather than on the label.
A practical test: could a Year 4 teacher in England or a Grade 3 teacher in Ohio tell from your title and first preview page what the resource teaches and what age it suits? If yes, it travels.
How should I mention the Irish curriculum in my listings?
Use curriculum names factually and only where they help a buyer find the right level. Irish buyers and Irish teachers abroad search for terms they know, so it's fine to say a resource suits a particular class or cycle. Keep the main title focused on the skill and add the curriculum detail in the description.
- Primary: class names run from Junior Infants and Senior Infants to First Class through Sixth Class. The Primary Curriculum Framework published in 2023 is being followed by new subject specifications, so check which version a resource matches before you name it.
- Junior Cycle: First to Third Year. Resources linked to Classroom-Based Assessments can be useful, but describe them as practice or planning support, not as official tasks.
- Transition Year: a good home for project packs, mini-companies, debating units and media studies that also suit enrichment classes elsewhere.
- Leaving Certificate: say Higher Level or Ordinary Level where it matters. Revision notes, essay planning frames and topic summaries in your own words sell better than anything that looks like a copy of an exam.
Add an international equivalent in brackets where it helps, for example "Fourth Class (age 9-10, Grade 4/Year 5)". Buyers outside Ireland rarely know Irish class names, and one short bracket saves them a guess.
Can I use past Leaving Cert or Junior Cycle papers?
Treat past examination papers, marking schemes and published textbook pages as off limits for anything you sell. They belong to other people, even when they are free to download. Copying questions word for word, scanning pages or rebuilding a past paper in a new font is still copying.
What works instead: write your own questions in the style and length students will meet, explain the skill each one practises and add your own model answers. A set of original practice questions with clear marking guidance is more useful to a teacher than a reprint they could download themselves.
The same care applies to poems, prescribed texts and novels on reading lists. You can write your own questions, activities and notes about a text, but don't paste in long extracts of a work that is still in copyright. Our copyright basics for teacher-authors page covers the common cases.
TeachLessons does not check resources for third-party rights. That responsibility sits with you, and if a claim arises because of your resource, you are responsible for it.
A4 or US Letter, Irish or US spelling?
Irish schools print on A4, US schools on US Letter (8.5 x 11 inches). A worksheet laid out for A4 often loses its bottom margin or shrinks on Letter paper. The simplest fix is to include both versions in one ZIP and say so in the description: "Includes A4 and US Letter PDFs".
Spelling is a judgement call. Irish and British spelling (colour, organise, maths) is right for Irish, UK and Australian buyers. For the US market, a second version in US spelling (color, organize, math) removes a common reason for a teacher to pass. It's extra work, so start with your best sellers and the resources aimed at younger pupils, where spelling matters most.
| Item | Irish/UK version | US version |
|---|---|---|
| Paper size | A4 | US Letter |
| Spelling | colour, centre, practise (verb) | color, center, practice |
| Level label | Third Class, First Year | Grade 3, Grade 7 |
| Money and units | euro, metric | dollars, often customary units |
How do payouts work for sellers in Ireland?
You set your prices in US dollars. For each sale you keep 70% of net revenue, where net revenue is the price the customer paid (after any discount, without sales tax or VAT) minus a 3% payment processing cost. In practice that is 67.9% of the price: $4.99 pays $3.39, $10.00 pays $6.79.
Payouts go out once a month, by the 15th, for the previous month's sales, via PayPal in US dollars, with a statement listing every sale. If your PayPal account holds euro, PayPal's own conversion terms apply on your side, so check them in your account settings. Use the payout calculator to test prices before you send your list.
Tax: you are responsible for taxes on your own income. If the law requires TeachLessons to withhold tax from a payout, for example German withholding tax on payments to sellers outside Germany, it is deducted and you get a confirmation. How this income is treated in Ireland is a question for a tax advisor in Ireland, not for us. Our records and taxes page explains what to keep on file.
Can I sell resources I made for my school?
It depends on your employment contract and local rules, and the answer can differ between a resource you made at home on your own time and one your school asked for or paid for. Check your contract, ask your school or your union if you're unsure, and keep notes on when and how you made each resource.
Two easy wins regardless of the answer: remove anything that belongs to your school (crest, logo, internal templates) and remove every trace of real pupils, such as names on sample work or class photos. Resources must contain no personal data of real students.
How do I start selling from Ireland?
- Apply. Fill in the short application form. It takes about five minutes and needs no files.
- Get your documents. We email the Seller Agreement, the Seller Details & Payout Form, the Resource Rights Checklist, the Resource Submission List (an Excel sheet), the Seller Privacy Notice and a one-page guide.
- Sign and list. Sign the agreement by hand or with a drawn electronic signature in a PDF app, and add one row per resource to the Excel list.
- Send one email. Send the documents, final resource files and PNG or JPEG previews and thumbnails to support@stifo.de. Large sets can go as one Drive, Dropbox or WeTransfer link that opens without a login.
- Go live. We write your product pages, set up your author page and confirm receipt within 2 business days. There is no extra approval round, so send final versions only.
If you sell elsewhere already, you can keep doing so. There is no exclusivity unless you signed an exclusive deal somewhere else for a particular resource.
Frequently asked questions
Can I sell teaching resources from Ireland on TeachLessons?
Yes. Sellers can be based in any country as long as they write resources in English (or language-teaching resources for English-speaking classrooms) and can receive PayPal payments in US dollars.
Do I have to price in euro?
No. Prices on TeachLessons are set in US dollars and payouts are made in US dollars via PayPal. You choose the price; our optional suggestion is at least $4.99 for a single resource.
Can I sell Irish language (Gaeilge) resources?
The store sells English-language resources and language-teaching resources for English-speaking classrooms. If you have Gaeilge materials with English instructions for learners, email support@stifo.de and describe them before you send files.
Can I base resources on Leaving Certificate exam papers?
Don't copy past papers or marking schemes into a paid resource. Write your own exam-style questions and model answers instead, and describe them as practice material.
How is my TeachLessons income taxed in Ireland?
You are responsible for taxes on your own income, and we can't give country-specific tax advice. Ask a tax advisor in Ireland how this income should be reported.
Can I keep selling my resources on my own website?
Yes. There is no exclusivity, so you can sell the same resources anywhere else unless you agreed an exclusive deal elsewhere for a specific resource.
Ready to sell your teaching resources?
Apply with the short form. We email you the seller documents, you send your final files with previews and thumbnails, and we set up your product pages, your author page and landing pages. You keep 70% of net revenue, with no fees and no exclusivity.
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General information about the TeachLessons Seller Program, not legal, tax or financial advice. The signed Seller Agreement sets out the binding terms. Questions: support@stifo.de.