Dear Parent / Guardian,

RE: Re-opening of Barefield N.S.

I hope you and your families are keeping well and enjoyed the August Bank Holiday Weekend.

As you are aware, our school has now been closed since 12th March due to the COVID-19 situation.  We are now hoping to re-open our school safely, in line with current guidance and recommendations.

Re-opening the school safely will require the co-operation of all members of our school community – Board of Management, School Leadership, Staff, Parents and Pupils. We must all play our part in ensuring that re-opening of the school is done in a safe manner which prevents the spread of the virus and allows the vital work of Teaching and Learning to proceed with as little disruption as possible.

To date, we have been working on:

  • Deep cleaning and painting of our school
  • Provision of PPE equipment, hand sanitisers, signage, perpex screens, etc.
  • Classroom layouts to maximise social distancing
  • Various meetings have been held to plan re-opening, such as Board of Management; Middle Management; Special Education Teaching, Health & Safety and whole Staff Meetings
  • Completing Policy Documents such as: COVID-19 Policy Statement; COVID-19 School Response Plan; School Policy and Risk Assessment; Communication Information Statement for Parents and Staff.

Once approved by the Board of Management, the above Documents will be published on our school website and Facebook.

Over the next few weeks, we will keep you informed as to the progress of our re-opening plans.

We are really looking forward to welcoming our children back to school on Thursday August 27th and will be doing all that we can to ensure that their return to school is a safe and enjoyable experience.

We will be in touch with you again before school re-opens.

Give my regards to your children.

With best wishes,

John Burns  (Príomhoide)