Back to school: what will my school look like?

As students prepare for a new year, Helen Kelleher visits two schools to see what a normal day will look like 

Valerie Elliffe, Principal of St. Mary’s National School, Carrigaline, Co Cork in the senior infant classroom, ready for returning students. Picture: Jim Coughlan

Pods and classroom bubbles, hand sanitiser stations, isolation rooms… so what exactly will the classroom look like when primary school children return this autumn. 

One of the biggest changes says Valerie Elliffe, Principal at St Mary’s National School in Carrigaline, Co Cork will be the restrictions placed on the movement of children within schools.