New Information From the DES for Parents and Students
We (DES) have updated gov.ie/backtoschool with new materials for parents and for students. These are designed to be age-appropriate and have been developed in consultation with children and young people and parents. I am grateful to everyone who has participated in giving us this feedback and support and I hope you find them useful.
I would be grateful for your support in ensuring that parents receive the following, important information from the Department and the HSE with regard to returning to school. Links to each of these are in the attached document, so that it is as easy as possible for you to send on the relevant items to your school community:
- Video for parents with key information on supporting children to return to school .
- Fliers for parents – these are attached in this email but are also available for download here. The HSE has prepared material on recognising symptoms, which complements the material from the Department on returning to school.
- Age-appropriate videos for children and young people at different stages. Videos for primary (both junior and senior level) and post-primary students .
- Resources in a wide range of languages. Many schools will enjoy a huge diversity among their student and parent community. To support these parents, we have translated guidance for parents at gov.ie/backtoschool.
The Covid-19 World Service project has also consulted with the Department and has used our key messages to produce a range of videos in a variety of languages which your school community may find helpful – please see more at https://nascireland.org/covid-19-world-service
Yours faithfully
______________________________ Norma Foley TD Minister for Education
Important Links
https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/2d3af-advice-during-covid-19-back-to-school-advice-for-parents/
https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/40e9c-protecting-your-child-from-coronavirus/
https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/a04fc-advice-for-students-and-their-families/