Ms Kathleen Moran:

Where we have physical libraries and librarians - unfortunately, there are only 30 in the country - we have been running summer programmes in conjunction with the schools completion programme since our organisation was established in 2002. Libraries facilitate activities during the summer for everybody who might be interested. There are lots of fun activities but also learning, reading clubs and chess clubs and so on.

For Ukrainian students who have come in, a number will be specifically opening over the summer to facilitate those students to continue their involvement in existing clubs and activities. They are often living in not very suitable accommodation and they do not have access to general things the youth would have during the summer and often they have not developed relationships. It just provides them with a place to be, which is hugely important, and to meet each other. Families are welcomed in, parents are welcomed in and so on. For the school to continue, through its library, to provide a space for students and their families over the summer months is hugely important. We certainly facilitate that.