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Key Documents:

Arrangements for the Implementation of the Framework for Junior Cycle with particular reference to school year 2020/21. Circular 0059/2021
https://www.gov.ie/en/circular/ba2a3-arrangements-for-the-implementation-of-the-framework-for-junior-cycle-with-particular-reference-to-the-school-year-202122/

Assessment and Reporting on Students’ Learning – Junior Cycle 2021 
Download from here

Revised Guidelines for Wellbeing 2021
https://ncca.ie/en/resources/wellbeing-guidelines-for-junior-cycle/

Arrangements for the Implementation of the Framework for Junior Cycle with particular reference to school year 2020/21. Circular 76/2020 (Superceded by 0059/2021 - see above
https://www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0076_2020.pdf


CSPE Assessment Guidelines (Jan  2019 version) - 'Guidelines for the Classroom Based Asssessment':
https://curriculumonline.ie/getmedia/85185792-37f3-4249-be55-a0525aa850f8/CSPE_AssessmentGuidelines_Feb2017.pdf

Circular on ‘Arrangements for the Implementation of the Framework for Junior Cycle with particular reference to school year 2018/19’ (Dec 2018) *Superceded by Circular 0055/2019
https://www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0079_2018.pdf

JCPA Handbook (Junior Cycle Profile of Acievement)
https://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Services/Returns/Post-Primary-Online-Database-P-POD-Project/junior-cycle-profile-of-achievement-jcpa-handbook-for-schools-2017-.pdf

Sample JCPA
https://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Services/Returns/Post-Primary-Online-Database-P-POD-Project/jcpa-handbook-appendix-1-jcpa-level-3-image-.jpg

NCCA Short Course in CSPE (Updated 2021)
https://curriculumonline.ie/getmedia/4370bb23-00a0-4a72-8463-d935065de268/NCCA-JC-Short-Course-CSPE.pdf

Wellbeing Guidelines (see new version 2021 above)
https://www.juniorcycle.ie/NCCA_JuniorCycle/media/NCCA/Curriculum/Wellbeing/Wellbeing-Guidelines-for-Junior-Cycle.pdf

Junior Cycle Framework
https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Policy-Reports/Framework-for-Junior-Cycle-2015.pdf

Circular re Wellbeing
https://www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0015_2017.pdf (inactive)

CSPE – Guidelines for Teachers (2005)
https://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/Curriculum-and-Syllabus/Junior-Cycle-/Syllabuses-Guidelines/jc_cspe_guide.pdf

CSPE Syllabus (1996) (not an option for first year students from Sept 2021)
http://www.pdst.ie/sites/default/files/CSPE%20Syllabus.pdf