Our Primary Resources aim to offer assistance across all aspects of the Religious Education Curriculum, from sacramental preparation to seasonal resources throughout the year. We hope you find these useful in your school and classroom.
Religious Education Curriculum
An introduction to the curriculum, as well as specific resources for Levels 1, 2, 3 & 4. Also included here is the Religious Education Policy Template which must be in place in each school.
RE Policy Template
All schools are asked to have their Religious Education Policy in place and ratified by the Board of Management. When the policy has been completed please send a copy to [email protected]
RSE Primary Programme - Flourish
Over the last number of years, the Council for Catechetics of the Irish Bishops Conference, with the support of CPSMA, has been engaging with principals, chairs of boards of management, teachers, and parents in the area of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). As a result of this engagement, an RSE programme has been developed for use in Catholic Primary Schools. The RSE Primary Programme is called Flourish and is available for use with all classes, from Junior Infants to Sixth Class in Catholic Primary Schools. All the resources can be accessed here.
The Flourish programme provides resources for teachers encompassing the three strands, ‘Myself’, ‘Myself and Others’ and ‘Myself and the Wider World outlined by the current SPHE curriculum. This material links with other resources being used by teachers such Webwise and Busybodies while clearly situating the content to be compatible with the Catholic ethos of the school.
Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation
A variety of helpful resources to help in the prepartion of children for these sacraments.
In November We Remember
Some resources for use in the classroom for the month of November.
Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week begins on January 23 and runs to January 30. The theme for this year is Catholic Schools: Living Life to the Full.
There are daily resources available in both Irish and English for each level of the primary RE curriculum and they can be downloaded below.
The Poster might be displayed in the School Prayer Space and the Flyer will be useful to all staff members as it details the sub theme for each day of the week.
It would be great to see pictures and hear about what is happening in your school during the week and if you are using social media please use the #CSW2022.
Advent & Christmas
The season of Advent creates many opportunities for primary learning and there are many resources for our primary schools available. Here is a selection of material.
Lent & Easter
A selection of resources suitable for primary schools around the themes of Lent & Easter
