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Published: 10 January 2025

Dear Parent/Guardian,
Each year the Inspectorate of the Department of Education and Skills carries out a comprehensive programme of inspection in schools. It will conduct a Child Protection and Safeguarding Inspection (CPSI) in your child’s school in the coming days.

What is a CPSI?
A CPSI is an inspection of the implementation of the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and PostPrimary Schools 2017. You can access a guide to CPSI inspection here

Parent Survey
You are invited to complete an online survey. The Inspectorate values your views on issues such as the climate in the school, how you and your child feel about school, and your awareness of the school’s child protection procedures, including its anti-bullying procedures; these are an important part of a CPSI. The survey may be accessed by clicking on the following link: https://checkbox.education.gov.ie/checkbox/CPSI.survey

You will first be asked your preferred language and then you will be required to enter a school identifier number. Your school identifier number is: 19667O

The deadline for completion of the survey is 5.00 p.m. on Monday 13th January 2025.

What happens next?
The CPSI will take place in your school on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th January 2025. The report will be published on www.education.ie in due course. Thank you most sincerely for your co-operation.

Inspectorate
Department of Education and Skills

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Published: 05 January 2025

In the interest of safety our Board of Management has made the timely decision to remain closed tomorrow, Monday the 6th of January. We will assess the situation again tomorrow.

B.O.M Our Lady of Lourdes

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Published: 02 December 2024

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Published: 02 December 2024

Winter health advice from the HSE

As winter is here, most children will end up picking up common viral infectious illnesses such
as colds. You can find tips on dealing with these situations below and on how to reduce the
risk of infection.

1. Vaccination
Making sure your child is up to date on all recommended vaccinations helps to:
- stop your child getting the infection they are vaccinated against, and
- make them less likely to be unwell if they do get an infection.
Kid’s nasal flu vaccine
Children are twice as likely as adults to catch the flu. That's why all children aged 2 to 17 can
get their free nasal spray flu vaccine. It is a safe and effective way to protect them and the
rest of your family too. Go to hse.ie/flu for information on how to get the children’s flu
vaccine.
Children who are immunocompromised are also able to get a COVID-19 autumn booster.
Routine childhood vaccinations
Routine childhood vaccinations protect against many significant viral and bacterial infections.
Contact your GP if your child missed out on any of the routine childhood vaccines which take
place in 5 visits from age 2 months to 13 months. Find out more about childhood
vaccinations here.
Measles
Two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine are needed for the best
protection – the first is usually given at 12 months of age and the second when your child is
at junior infants stage. Catch-up vaccines are available from participating GPs if your child is
older than junior infants and has not received two doses of MMR vaccine.

2. Remind kids of the basics
- Cover coughs and sneezes
- Keep hands clean
Remind your child how to wash their hands (see video) and cover coughs and sneezes (see
picture). These simple practices may have been forgotten but they make a huge difference
in helping to stop the spread of infection. This helps protect more vulnerable people at home,
including newborn babies, those who are pregnant or immunocompromised.
Pack some tissues in your child’s school bag and make sure they know to throw used ones
in the bin.
There are posters available for schools on washing hands and covering coughs and
sneezes.

Read more: Winter Health Advice