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Welcome to the SPHE section of our website. It consists of a range of resources and supports to assist SPHE Departments as they strive to enhance teaching and learning in SPHE both at junior and senior cycle levels. |
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SPHE and Wellbeing SPHE provides students with a unique opportunity to develop the skills and competence to learn about themselves and to care for themselves and others and to make informed decisions about their health, personal lives and social development.
Education, when viewed through a holistic lens, acknowledges that education must extend further than the academics. A holistic vision of health acknowledges all of the dimensions of life including physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social and environmental and the complex interplay between each of these dimensions.
Out of this holistic vision of the person, which is at the heart of our understanding of education and health, emerges a growing recognition that the social, personal and health education offered to our young people is as important as any other area of the curriculum. Just as support for personal and social development contributes to self-fulfilment, it is also a pre-requisite for successful learning.
The Wellbeing Framework 2017 states that teachers can play a particularly important role in raising children’s self-esteem, motivation and confidence by the way they organise teaching and learning. In other words, how teaching happens matters! The Wellbeing Guidelines place a strong emphasis on the importance of the SPHE curriculum/ specification in supporting students' understanding about wellbeing and for wellbeing.
Through the use of experiential methodologies including group work, SPHE aims to develop students’ positive sense of themselves and their physical, social, emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing. It also aims to build the student’s capacity to develop and maintain healthy relationships. Through studying aspects of SPHE, students have time to focus on developing personal and social skills including self-management, communication, coping and problem-solving. |
| In School Support in the area of SPHE | Health and Wellbeing Twitter |
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| SPHE Essentials | Teaching and Learning in Junior Cycle SPHE |
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| Teaching and Learning in Junior Cycle RSE | RSE Fundementals |
| Experiential Learning Cycle | Policy Review & Development |
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NCCA Curriculum Online Resources for teaching and learning in SPHE/RSE at both junior and senior cycle. |
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Below are a selection of resources. Please click on the images below to navigate to each individual section. |
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| Post Primary SPHE Curriculum Resources |
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Junior Cycle SPHE Handbooks These handbooks provide comprehensive information and advice on best practice approaches to teaching, learning and assessment in junior cycle SPHE |
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| SPHE Syllabus 2000 | 2016 Short Course Specification | CBA Guidelines |
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Senior Cycle SPHE Handbooks These handbooks provide comprehensive information and advice on best practice approaches to teaching, learning and assessment in senior cycle SPHE |
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Senior Cycle SPHE Curriculum 2011 |
| Relevant and up to date Research related to SPHE at Junior and Senior Level |
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My World Survey 2 2019 |
Talking about Sex and Sexual Behaviour of Young People in Ireland 2020 |
Storm and Stress An Exploration od Sexual Harassment Among Adolescents 2021 |
BelonG To Youth Service School Climate Survey 2019 |
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Growing Up in Ireland The Lives of 17-18 year olds |
Growing Up in Ireland Cohort '08 13 year olds
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Health Behaviour in School Aged Children |
HBSC Spotlight on Adolescent Health & Wellbeing |
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Resources to support four strands of the Short Course Specification |
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HSE First Year SPHE Lessons Click on the image below to access the resource. |
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| Anti Bullying Resources |
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| PDST Support Booklet | Anti Bullying Procedures | Bullying Teacher Advice | ISPCC Shield My School | RU Being Bullied |
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#UpToUs |
Cool School's Programme |
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| Please visit www.webwise.ie to order hard copies of these resouces and to access the range of videos that complement each resource. |
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| Updated (2021) Lockers English Version | Lockers Irish Version | BinCTRL English Version | BinCTRL Irish Version | Connected English Version |
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| Connected Irish Version | Parents Guide to A Better Internet | Guidelines for teachers on tackling disinformation and promoting digital literacy |
| Mental Health Resources |
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Jigsaw's 'Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools' Course description Promoting and supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools is a self-directed course. It is presented in four distinct modules, each module takes approximately 40 minutes to complete. Throughout the modules, there are opportunities for reflection and application of learning. To access the course click on the image to the right of the page. |
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| Society and Mental Health Attitudes | Mental Health and You | Supplementary Resources |
Building Resilience and Wellbeing |
Mental Health Resource for Youth Workers and Volunteers |
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| #MoreThanASelfie Programme is suitable for 1st, 2nd and 3rd yr SPHE students |
Dove Self Esteem Project. Lessons for first years |
The Jigsaw toolkit is made up of interactive activities and multimedia videos, for group and individual work, to explore mental health and wellbeing | The Jigsaw toolkit is made up of interactive activities and multimedia videos, for group and individual work, to explore mental health and wellbeing (Gaelscoláistí) |
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| Resources and classroom lessons on the topic of mental health developed by the Royal College of Surgeons |
| On My Own Two Feet |
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| School Handbook | Assertive Communication | Consequences | Decison Making | Identity and Self Esteem |
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| Feelings | Understanding Influences | Workcards |
PDST Graphic Organiser with AFL Strategies in Teaching and Learning *Role cards included on page 69-70* |
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| Junior Cycle Personal Safety Lesons | Senior Cycle Personal Safety Lessons | United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the work of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office in protecting and promoting those rights resource |
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Relationship and Sexuality |
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| Access to the GULGBT Videos are available by clicking on this link here. |
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| Busy Bodies |
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| Spunout.ie Website | RSE SEN Resource List | RSE:Mild Learning Difficulties |
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| BodyWhys : #morethanaselfie campaign |
University of Limerick Gender Identity and Gender Expression E-Book |
The Sexuality Wheel |
Tusla Healthy Sexuality & Relationship Development Resource |
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Substance Use |
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| The videos for the Know the Score resource is availabe on hse.ie. Click here for the link |
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| Junior Cycle-On my Own Two Feet- Consequences Resource | Ask About Alcohol: A Parent's Guide | Crosscare Don't Lose Your Head- support booklet for parents | Senior Cycle Substance Use Resource: Know the Score | Straight Talk: A guide for parents on teenage drinking |
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NYCI Support Manual |
| Websites These are suggested websites to support teaching and learning in the SPHE classroom. Identifying which supports are suitable is at the discretion of the SPHE Teacher |
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| Resources for Policy Development and Review |
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| Acceptable Use Policy |
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| Webwise AUP Guidelines | Webwise Sample AUP 1 | Webwise Sample AUP 2 | DES Internet Safety Guidelines | DES Internet Safety Template |
| Anti-Bullying Policy |
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| Anti Bullying Procedures 2013 | Action Plan on Bullying 2013 | Anti- Bullying Policy Template |
| Code of Behaviour |
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| NEWB Guidelines | Circular 33 1991 |
| RSE Policy |
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| RSE Policy Guidelines | Circular 43 2018 | A Guide to CPSI Inspections |
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| RSE Policy Development Guidelines | RSE Policy Sample Template | Tips for developing an RSE Policy |
| Substance Use Policy |
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| Guidelines for developing a Substance Use Policy | Sample SU Policy | Substance Use Policy Template |
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| Wellbeing Guidelines available here |
| Key Skills for Junior Cycle Framework available here |
| Wellbeing Indicators available here |
| Statement of Learning; Junior Cycle Framework available here |
| Junior Cycle Framework Key Skills available here |
| A-Z of Assessment in SPHE available here |
| Junior Cycle Short Course Planning Booklet available here |
| JCT Learning Outcomes Poster available here |
| Junior Cycle SPHE Short Course Planning Template available here |
| SPHE Senior Cycle Curriculum Booklet available here |
| Planning a Senior Cycle SPHE Curriculum available here |
| Supporting Students with Mild General Learning Disabilities available here |
| Guidelines for Teachers of Students with General Learning Disabilities here |
| NCCA Focus on Learning Booklets |
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| Learning Intentions and Success Criteria | Effective Questioning | Formative Feedback | Students reflecting on their Learning | Learning Outcomes | Ongoing Reporting |
