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Reopening our post primary schools
From Department of Education and Skills
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- Introduction
- COVID-19 response plan
- School COVID-19 policy
- Planning and preparing for return to school
- Control Measures
- Impact of COVID-19 on certain school activities
- Hygiene and cleaning in schools
- Dealing with a Suspected Case of COVID-19
- Staff Duties
- COVID-19 related absence management
- Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme
- Appendices (checklists and policies that schools must follow)
COVID-19 response plan for post primary schools (PDF version)
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COVID-19 response plan for post primary schools
This is a printable Word version of the content above.
DownloadThe importance and significance of ensuring educational facilities safely open to pupils, and remain safely open for pupils and staff, is acknowledged across society and supported within the Public Health Medical community and the health services at large.
See below a paper prepared by the Office of the Clinical Director, Health Protection, HSE and a letter issued to schools.
Schools Pathway for COVID-19: The Public Health approach
Paper prepared by the Office of the Clinical Director, Health Protection, HSE
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Advice can be found on the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) website.
The department has created a range of training and resource materials for use in schools.
Promoting the wellbeing of our school communities is a fundamental element of the department’s overall plan to ensure a successful return to school as we continue to manage the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are living through exceptional times and this impacts on the wellbeing of everyone in different ways, at different times. People have been naturally worried about the risk to their physical health and that of their loved ones and have been challenged to varying degrees by the public health measures that were put in place in Ireland to control the spread of the virus, such as staying at home and school closures.
The Department of Education and Skills’ NEPS psychologists have developed the following advice and resources for parents, students and school staff as they return to school following school closure due to Covid-19, see NEPS advice & resources during Covid-19
Continuity of schooling: Supporting post primary students who are at very high risk to COVID-19
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Framework to maintain Physical Distancing in the Classroom in Post Primary Schools
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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
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Returning to school: Guidance on learning and school programmes for post primary school leaders and teachers
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Returning to School Transition Year 2020/21
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Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) Advice for management and teachers of LCA 2020/21 in Second-Level Schools and Centres for Education
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Guidance for Post-primary Schools on PPE, Consumables and Equipment
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0049/2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Arrangements for Teachers and Special Needs Assistants employed in recognised Primary and Post Primary schools
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0050/2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Arrangements for staff other than Teachers and SNAs who are employed by ETBs
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0053/2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Additional Supervision Arrangements for the 2020/21 School Year
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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
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Assessment Arrangements for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate Examinations 2021
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Practical Steps for the Deployment of Good Ventilation Practices in Schools
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Return to School Guidance for Practical Subjects in Post-Primary Schools and Centres for Education
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Clarification on the use of face coverings in post primary schools
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Template Health and Safety Control of COVID-19 Policy for Students
DownloadHere is some guidance on key issues relating to school reopening that schools and parents may find helpful in answering some of their questions:
