The SPHE Curriculum (Social Personal Health Education) is taught in all classes from Junior Infants to 6th Class.

You will find a link to the full curriculum document here:

https://www.curriculumonline.ie/getmedia/462570f8-27cc-4f5b-a13e-d1e2de8c18d2/PSEC06_SPHE_curriculum.pdf

 

As part of the SPHE Curriculum, the school teaches three programmes

  • RSE (Relationships & Sexuality Education):
  • Stay Safe
  • Walk Tall (Substance Abuse Programme.

 

The teacher’s manuals that are followed for these lessons can be found below:

RSE:

RSE Manual JI and SI V2

RSE Manual 1st and 2nd V2

RSE Manual 3rd and 4th V2

RSE Manual 5th and 6th V2

 

Stay Safe:  All lessons for all class levels available at: https://www.staysafe.ie/teachers/resources.htm

 

Walk Tall: All lessons for all class levels available at: https://www.pdst.ie/walktall

 

We also use a manual called Making the Links, which co-ordinates the use of all three of the above programmes. It is available to view in full here: MakingTheLinks Manual

 

 

Our school policy on teaching of RSE is found on the policies page of this website:https://www.holycrosscork.ie/policies/

 

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school Principal on 021-4357852.