The return to school of more than half a million young people began over the past few days and will continue next week with the reopening of primary schools.
For both parents and children, anticipation of a return to the classroom is tempered with some anxiety and many questions. We answer some of those queries today. What measures are schools taking to ensure that children and staff are safe? Schools’ approach to safety this coming term is the same as before they closed for the summer break.
There is just one change - the introduction of C02 monitors (more on these below). Second level students are still obliged to wear masks, but primary school children are not.