Additional guidelines and procedures for primary and special schools

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 primary and special schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information see www.gov.ie/backtoschool

Curriculum and assessment guidance

Curriculum Guidance Teaching, Learning and Assessment 2021-2022
Guidance to support the effective management of transitions from early learning and care (ELC) settings to primary school – June 2021
Returning to Standardised Testing in Primary Schools - May 2021
Returning to school: Guidance for teaching and learning Junior Infants - 2nd class
Returning to school: Guidance for teaching and learning 3rd class - 6th class
Returning to school Curriculum guidance for primary school leaders and teachers
Primary Curriculum Guidance - Frequently Asked Questions
Guidance on Continuity of Schooling for Primary Schools
Guidance on Remote Learning in a COVID-19 Context: September – December 2020
Continuity of schooling: Supporting primary pupils who are at very high risk to COVID-19
Guidance on Continuity of Schooling: Supporting Pupils with Special Educational Needs for primary and special schools
Guidance on Continuity of Schooling: Supporting students at risk of educational disadvantage
Supporting collaboration with parents in primary schools

School management guidance

Changes to COVID 19 testing and contact tracing for children, 3months to under 13 years (and inclusive of all children attending primary school)
Letter to school principals 23 February 2021
Guidance Note for School Placement 2021/2022
Updated requirements in relation to the provision of a Child Protection board of management
Recording and reporting COVID-19 primary pupil related absences
Checklist for maintaining physical distancing in the classroom
Illustrative primary classroom layouts
Illustrative SEN Classroom layouts
Guidance for Primary Schools & Special Schools on PPE, Consumables and Equipment
Minor Works Grant

Department of Education circulars and information notes related to COVID-19

Circulars:

Circular 0045/2021 - Covid Learning and Support Scheme
Circular 0043/2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19): Arrangements for Staff other than Teachers and Special Needs Assistants who are employed in ETBs
Circular 0074/2020 - Communication/Teaching & Learning Platform
Circular 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
Circular 0045/2020 - COVID-19 operational supports for the full return to school

Information notes:

Information Note SD 0001/2021 - Further supplementary measures to increase the availability of substitute teachers for recognised primary schools – 2021/2022 school year
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/002/2020 for the Filling of Internal Leadership and Management Positions in Primary Schools during the Period of Covid-19 Restrictions

Guidance on ventilation in schools

For guidance documents please see Guidance on Ventilation in Schools.

Archived guidance documents

End of Term Arrangements – Christmas 2020

Index of all publications relating to COVID-19

COVID-19 Index of all publications issued by Department of Education, since March 2020

Additional guidelines and procedures for primary and special schools

Curriculum and assessment guidance

School management guidance

Department of Education circulars and information notes related to COVID-19

Circulars:

Information notes:

Guidance on ventilation in schools

Archived guidance documents

Index of all publications relating to COVID-19

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