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• Letter from the Minister of Education

  Fri 31 Jul 2020

  Norma Foley
  Minister for Education

  T +353 1 889 2335 | Minister@Education.gov.ie
  www.department.gov.ie

  
  27th July 2020

  
  Dear Parents/ Guardians,

  
  Since I was appointed Minister for Education on 27 June, my first priority has been the
  full re-opening of schools. Today the Government approved a Roadmap for Reopening
  of Schools, and a funding package of €376 million to support this. I am confident that
  the supports and additional resources we have provided will enable our schools to
  open safely.

  
  An enormous amount of work has been done to prepare detailed guidance based on
  the interim public health advice for schools, which we received in late June.
  The plan has been developed by consulting with those who know best how schools
  run: representatives of students, parents, principals, teachers, SNAs, support staff and
  school management bodies, and. Their expertise has been crucial in putting this
  together and I am very grateful to all involved for their hard work over many weeks.

  
  I know that school communities have a big job ahead of them to prepare for the return
  to school. We have put in place some practical supports and a significant financial
  package to help. This includes funding to make physical changes that schools may
  need, funding to employ an aide to move furniture, help re-organise rooms and get
  things ready before schools reopen, and funding for substitution and replacement of
  teachers. We will also be providing funding for hand sanitiser and for personal
  protective equipment, where appropriate.

  
  Every school building and circumstance is different, and I’ve asked each school to
  communicate directly with parents and students about the changes that you can expect
  when term begins.

  
  Before the return to school, the Department will provide schools with some
  communications materials that are age-appropriate, to help you to support your child’s
  return to school. They will also be available on Gov.ie/backtoschool. I hope you will find
  these useful.

  
  I know that your children and you have experienced severe disruption as a result of
  Covid-19. Pupils, parents, teachers and schools have made enormous efforts to keep
  teaching and learning. But school is a special place, and some of the best parts of
  learning are being in a classroom with other children, and everyone has missed out on
  that.

  
  I know some children and young people may be nervous about returning, and we will
  all be working to support them to settle in, to feel safe and to be happy in their school
  work, when schools return.
  I hope you and your families have a lovely summer and get to enjoy some time
  together.
  Throughout this pandemic, we’ve all been in this together. This will be a time of
  change, and there will be new routines for the students and for us all to learn. We will 
  learn this together, because we all have a role to play in keeping the whole school
  community safe.

  
  With every good wish,
  Norma Foley TD
  Minister for Education

   

   

• School Reopening

  Thu 30 Jul 2020 Anne-Marie Woods

  Dear Parents,

   

  You will have heard the confirmation from Norma Foley, our new Minister for Education, that all schools will re-open fully. I can confirm that the Old Borough School will re-open on Monday 31 August at 8.30am. 

   

  The staff and Board of Management are working hard behind the scenes to prepare for this day so that we can re-open safely and minimise the risk of the spread of Covid 19. Bear with us while we formulate our plan. We will be in touch with you all again before the end of August. 

   

  In the meantime, enjoy the rest of the summer holidays,

  Anne-Marie Woods

   

   

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