ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Resources
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Resources
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ (ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½) provide support and guidance to assist you in embedding ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education in your setting through the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Guide. The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Application divides ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education into six stamps or key areas. This page contains a selection of resources which will support you further in embedding ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education in your setting.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ (ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½) provide support and guidance to assist you in embedding ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education in your setting through the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Guide. The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Application divides ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education into six stamps or key areas. This page contains a selection of resources which will support you further in embedding ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education in your setting.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Guide
This guide will take you through the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Application Form and explains the key areas.
Download ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Guide
Watch this video on how to complete the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Application Form.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Tracking Tool
To support teachers in identifying, collecting and selecting evidence to provide in the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Application Form we have created the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Tracking Tool.Â
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Passport Tracking Tool (docx)
Sample Tracking Tool
Guides to Stay on Track
Ethical Communications Guide
This guide is designed to support schools in ensuring that communications (announcements, social media posts, pictures, displays) are carried out with consideration and reflection.
Scaffolding Events Guide
This guide is designed to support schools when organising and reflecting on events that happen in or outside the school.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ School Partnerships
Good Practice Guide
This good practice guide is intended to support schools in initiating, developing, maintaining and reflecting on partnerships with schools in the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ South.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Tools
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education Policy Statement Template
This sample policy is intended to support schools in designing and implementing a GCE policy appropriate to their setting.
Reflection Tool
To support educators in assessing and evaluating ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education initiatives, we have created the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Reflection Tool. It’s a questionnaire that can be shared with the participants of your GCE projects.Â
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Grant Spending Ideas
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education (GCE) grants are available to all post-primary schools/settings in Ireland. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ currently offers grant funding support of up to €800 per year per school. Consult the document below for eligible grant spending ideas and suggestions for GCE-linked items and services.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Additional Supports
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Education Officers
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ has four regionally based Education Officers who offer training and support to individual educators and whole staff, online or in-person. Find the Education Officer for your region and get in touch.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Training and Events
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ hosts many online and in-person events every year to support ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education in post-primary settings.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Subject Specific Guides
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ has a range of subject specific and thematic resources in our Resource Library.
Directory of Facilitators
This is a directory of GCE experts who can provide training, workshops or school trips to support GCE development in education settings.
Case Studies
Get inspired by the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education work of other post-primary education settings by reviewing some good practice GCE case studies.
Other ResourcesÂ
There is a plethora of resources and projects available on global justice issues. Below you can find resources and projects that have been reviewed and recommended by the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ team. The list is not exhaustive.
Competitions and Projects to Consider
: Resources for a speech writing competition which supports students to address global challenges.
This well known competition provides many avenues to connect GCE to science work. In choosing your BTYS project, consider the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Guiding Principles to frame the work.
This is a programme which empowers young people to find solutions to real life problems. In choosing your YSI project, consider the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Guiding Principles to frame the work.
: It is Concern Worldwide's flagship education programme for schools that gives students the opportunity to research, explore and then debate some of the defining issues of today.
Useful Websites
This website is an online resource for educators focused on the unequal and unjust shape of the world today.
Fairtrade is an alternative approach to trade which provides farmers and workers with a fair deal.
This site campaigns for a clean, safe, transparent and accountable fashion industry with many resources for educators.
Online teaching resources to bring connection, compassion and conversation into your classroom.
Resources and advice on participation with children and young people.
This national organisation champions ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education in Ireland.
This site has resources on many Transition Year Modules, some of which incorporate ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Citizenship Education themes.
This site provides expert resources, toolkits and publications to support work with and for young people.
Resources for teachers to guide students on setting up committees and decision making.
This online calendar highlights days and weeks in the year that may relate to GCE initiatives in education settings.