Guidelines for the Faith Formation and Development of Catholic Students: A Curriculum Framework for Senior Cycle Religious Education (The Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, 2006) are available here as a pdf: Bishops_GuidelinesLeaving_Cert
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Living Love RSE Resource for Junior Cycle
Living Love is a Relationships and Sexuality Education resource developed for Catholic post-primary schools on the island of Ireland for 12 to 15 year olds. It has been launched in all Catholic schools in Northern Ireland and will be used in Catholic schools in the...
The need for systematic and intentional formation of young Catholics in Ireland who profess faith in Jesus Christ: An insight from Holy Family Mission
The next webinar in the series Together Along the Way: Conversations on Catholic Faith Formation in Contemporary Ireland takes place on Wednesday 26th October at 7 pm with Gerard Hanley. Gerard grew up in Galway with the ambition of being a professional soccer player....
A Reflection on Mindfulness: Rediscovering the Christian Tradition of Meditation and Contemplation
Because of the spread of mindfulness in secular society and because of its origins in Buddhist practice, some today mistakenly believe that all meditative and reflective living practices are based on Eastern traditions. The reality, however, is that elements of...
Guidelines for Parish-Based Religious Education of Children
In the context of a growing appreciation of the role of families and of parishes in supporting the faith development of Catholic children, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference presents these national norms and guidelines regarding children requiring a parish-based...
Procedure for the Approval of Catechetical Material
The Council for Catechetics of the Irish Episcopal Conference is conscious of the on-going need for high quality catechetical materials in Catholic schools and parish contexts. These materials ought to be both appropriate for their context and correct in matters of...
Choosing your Textbook for Religious Education in the Junior Cycle
CFCIEC Choosing your Textbook_for WEB This short document might be of help as you decide whata textbook might best meet your and your students' needs as you teach the Junior Cycle Religious Education Specification.
Junior Cycle Religious Education in the Catholic School
This document for trustees/patrons, boards of management, and senior management teams in Catholic schools explores how Religious Education (RE) at Junior Cycle should be planned for and implemented. It will also be helpful to RE teachers in Catholic schools. JC...
Relationships and Sexuality Education
The NCCA were asked to undertake a major review of RSE by former Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton TD. The first phase of the review of RSE took place between June 2018 and March 2019 which produced a draft report Further consultation followed to ensure...
A Reflection on Mindfulness
This document on mindfulness offers material to Catholic schools to explore and reflect on in the area of mindfulness. The subtitle of the document is "Rediscovering the Christian Tradition of Contemplation and Meditation". The document also offers some guidelines for...