Skip to main content
Department of Education Department of Education

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Topics
  • Publications
  • Consultations
  • Contact

Translation help

Translate this page

Select a language

  • Arabic — عربي
  • Chinese (Simplified) — 中文简体
  • Chinese (Traditional) — 中文繁體
  • Dutch — Nederlands
  • Filipino — Filipino
  • French — Français
  • German — Deutsch
  • Hungarian — Magyar
  • Irish — Gaeilge
  • Italian — Italiano
  • Latvian — Latviešu
  • Lithuanian — Lietuvių kalba
  • Polish — Polski
  • Portuguese — Português
  • Romanian — Română
  • Russian — Русский
  • Slovak — Slovenčina
  • Spanish — Español
  • Ukrainian — Українська
  • Guidance on Supporting Staff to Return to Schools

    Topics:
    • Non-teaching staff, 
    • Teaching staff

    Date published: 12 August 2020

    Last updated: 31 August 2022

    This guidance includes key considerations and responsibilities and sets expectations on how to support staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

    This guidance is to be read alongside the latest Public Health Agency (PHA)/Government guidance and should be used to supplement any specific guidance and social distancing protocols linked to schools. It recognises that for the majority of school based staff it may not be feasible to work from home.

    This guidance will be kept under review and updated in line with PHA or NI Executive changes.

    Documents

    • Covid-19 Pay Absence and Staffing Guidance – updated 1 July 2023Adobe PDF (317.37 KB)
    • GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE RELATING TO RESPIRATORY VIRUSES Microsoft Word (60.78 KB)
    • GENERAL RESPIRATORY VIRUS RISK ASSESSMENT FOR STAFF WITH A HIGHER RISK Microsoft Word (51.02 KB)
    Share this page Share on Facebook (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share on X (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share by email (external link opens in a new window / tab)

    Department footer links

    • Crown copyright
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy
    • Cookies
    • Accessibility
    • The Northern Ireland Executive
    • The Executive Office
    • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
    • Department for Communities
    • Department for Education
    • Department for the Economy
    • Department of Finance
    • Department for Infrastructure
    • Department for Health
    • Department of Justice
    • nidirect.gov.uk — the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens