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Additional Guidelines and Procedures for Post-primary Schools
- Published on: 4 March 2021
- Last updated on: 1 March 2024
- Curriculum and Assessment Guidance
- School Management Guidance
- Department of Education circulars and information notes related to COVID-19
- Guidance on Ventilation in Schools
- Archived guidance documents
- Index of all publications relating to COVID-19
The guidelines and procedures below were issued to post-primary schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information see Item was unpublished or removed
Curriculum and Assessment Guidance
- Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA)
- Transition Year 2021/2022
- Assessment Arrangements for Junior and Leaving Certificate 2022
- Returning to School Guidance for teaching, learning and assessment Post-primary students
- Returning to school: Guidance on learning and school programmes for post primary school leaders and teachers
- Returning to School Transition Year 2020/21
- Guidance on Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning in a COVID-19 Context
- Return to School Guidance for Practical Subjects in Post-Primary Schools and Centres for Education
- Continuity of schooling: Supporting post primary students who are at very high risk to COVID-19
- Supporting collaboration with parents/guardians of Post-Primary students School Year 2020/2021
- Guidance on Continuity of Schooling: Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs for post-primary schools
- Guidance on Continuity of Schooling: Supporting students at risk of educational disadvantage for post-primary schools
- Guidance on Continuity of Schooling: Supporting Learners in Youthreach Centres
School Management Guidance
- Letter to school principals 23 February 2021
- Updated requirements in relation to the provision of a Child Protection board of management
- Recording and reporting Covid-19 post primary pupil related absences
- Guidance Note for School Placement 2021/2022
- Reconnecting with Education: Guidance for post-primary schools for students at risk of early school leaving
- Framework to maintain Physical Distancing in the Classroom in Post Primary Schools
- Template Health and Safety Control of COVID-19 Policy for Students
- Guidance for Post-primary Schools on PPE, Consumables and Equipment
- Illustrative Classroom Layouts referenced in the Framework to maintain Physical Distancing in the Classroom in Post Primary Schools with a full return of all Students
- Clarification on the use of face coverings in post primary schools
Department of Education circulars and information notes related to COVID-19
Circulars
- Circular 0045/2021 - Covid Learning and Support Scheme
- 0043/2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19): Arrangements for Staff other than Teachers and Special Needs Assistants who are employed in ETBs
- 0074/2020 - Arrangements for schools to have in place appropriate contingency measures to ensure that schools are prepared to continue to support teaching and learning in the event of a partial or full closure of schools arising from Public Health advice
- 0054/2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19): Arrangements for certain employees of recognised Primary and Post Primary schools in the Free Education Scheme and of ETBs, employed using grant funding
- 0053/2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19): Additional Supervision Arrangements for the 2020/21 School Year
- 0046/2020 - COVID-19 operational supports for the full return to school
Information Notes:
- Information Note SD 0002/2021 - Measures to increase the availability of substitutes for post primary schools for 2021/2022
- COVID-19: Working Arrangements for staff (other than Teachers and SNAs) who are categorised as Very High Risk (VHR) and for Pregnant staff (other than Teachers and SNAs) employed in recognised Primary and Post Primary Schools - 2021/22 School Year
- Information Note TTC/004/2020 New Employee Assistance Service (EAS) Provider ‘Wellbeing Together: Folláine le Chéile
- Information Note TTC 0001/2020 on Interviews for Leadership and Management Positions in Recognised Post Primary schools as a result of COVID19
Guidance on Ventilation in Schools
For guidance documents please see Guidance on Ventilation in Schools.