Support materials published by NCCA for primary school teachers. The materials aim to support teachers in preparing for and teaching SPHE and RSE using the Primary School Curriculum
The Stay Safe programme is a personal safety skills programme designed for use with primary school children from Junior Infants through to sixth class. The programme seeks to enhance children’s self protective skills by participation in lessons on safe and unsafe situations, bullying, inappropriate touch, secrets, telling and stranger danger.
A programme to support teachers in developing children’s personal, emotional, social and health knowledge and skills. It also aims to give children confidence in themselves and the skills and knowledge to make healthy choices. The emphasis in the programme is on help.
The Department of Education’s support service, Oide, offers high quality and relevant continuing development supports to teachers and school leaders, in a range of pedagogical, curricular and educational areas to enable them to meet the needs of all learners. Primary and postprimary schools can access support for Wellbeing that is customised and tailored to the specific needs of the individual school.
Tackle Bullying is a national website to counter bullying and cyberbullying for young people, parents and teachers. The website provides information for those who are affected or concerned about Bullying and Cyberbullyingrelated incidents
FUSE AntiBullying and Online Safety Programme is developed by DCU AntiBullying Centre a national university designated research centre located in DCU’s Institute of Education. The Centre has a global reputation for its research excellence in bullying and online safety.
FUSE has the aim of building capacity in schools to tackle bullying and online safety issues and to empower children and adolescents to understand their own behaviour, be able to recognise bullying and online safety risks and be confident in how to report and seek support when they need it. FUSE includes workshops specifically designed for primary and post primary schools.
Webwise is part of Oide; the support service for teachers and school leaders. Funded by the Department of Education and the European Commission, webwise.ie promotes safer, better internet use through awareness raising and education initiatives targeting teachers, children, young people and parents.
The HTML Heroes Programme has been designed for teachers of first and second class to introduce pupils to the first steps of accessing and using the internet in a safe and responsible manner. The resource contains five lessons that can be explored separately or delivered as a whole unit.
The lessons explore using the internet safely, communicating online, playing and learning online, getting help and support. Each lesson is supported by a short, illustrated story, lesson activities, and take home information for parents/guardians. The programme concludes with an animated online safety code song.
Topics explored include respectful online communication, privacy, searching for information online, online wellbeing and screen time. The programme is supported by interactive activities and four animations featuring Ruby and Archie; the HTML Heroes who come to life when the classroom empties out.
Developed by the Garda Primary Schools Programme in partnership with Webwise resources are designed to enable third and fourth class pupils to understand what cyberbullying is, how it can hurt someone and how it can be prevented. The lessons in this pack promote respectful communication online and aim to foster a sense of care and respect for others online. The programme will equip children with the skills to deal effectively with cyberbullying.
The Webwise Primary AntiCyber Bullying Pack uses animation and activities to give fifth and sixth class children opportunities to empathise with those affected, to understand the emotions behind it and to empower them to take a stand.
A learning path for 9–12 year olds to become smart digital citizens. Help pupils explore the concept of digital citizenship across 10 themes in the DigiTown activity book. Topics include consumer awareness, rights, wellbeing, media and information literacy, ethics and empathy, privacy and more
A guide for parents and parents associations that wish to engage with their school community regarding internet safety and access to smartphones for primary school children.
Online course from Oide Technology in Education in collaboration with Webwise to inform teachers and school leaders about cyberbullying, outlining the school’s role in creating an anti cyberbullying culture and promoting students’ wellbeing including online wellbeing.
Tackle Bullying is a national website to counter bullying and cyberbullying for young people, parents and teachers. The website provides information for those who are affected or concerned about Bullying and Cyberbullying related incidents.
FUSE AntiBullying and Online Safety Programme is developed by DCU AntiBullying Centre a national university designated research centre located in DCU’s Institute of Education. The Centre has a global reputation for its research excellence in bullying and online safety.
FUSE has the aim of building capacity in schools to tackle bullying and online safety issues and to empower children and adolescents to understand their own behaviour, be able to recognise bullying and online safety risks and be confident in how to report and seek support when they need it. FUSE includes workshops specifically designed for primary and post primary schools
A resource providing practical suggestions to support primary school teachers in creating a positive school climate where homophobic and transphobic bullying is prevented and from where respectful attitudes are cultivated.
Classroom materials for fifth and sixth class developed by BeLonG To Youth Services and DCU
Education resources for schools and online training for primary teachers provided by the Immigrant Council of Ireland
A practical programme founded by the Irish Traveller Movement that supports primary schools to become more inclusive of all cultures and ethnicities, celebrate diversity and challenge racism and discrimination.
Oide, in collaboration with the Childhood Development Initiative (CDI), provides specialised RP training to primary and postprimary school leaders and teachers.
The focus of the training which takes place over a number of visits includes a whole school overview of restorative practice (RP) the benefits of RP, RP values and skills and implementation insights. Interactive sessions include problemsolving circles, RP questions, language use, with a focus on communication and fairness.
This training programme will be available as an option for primary and postprimary schools in the 2024/2025 academic year.
The Oide website does not yet have a dedicated section for restorative practice. For the most up to date professional learning materials and resources on RP, please visit:
Where a school has a concern about a particular student they may discuss it with their assigned psychologist. Students can only be prioritised for NEPS involvement by the school principal.
A request for involvement is accepted from the school principal in consultation with the psychologist. When deciding who to prioritise for involvement with NEPS, school principals consider those pupils who present with the greatest level of need, in that particular school context.
NEPS can be contacted regionally with contact details included at this link or by emailing neps@education.gov.ie who can refer you to the appropriate region for your school.
The Catalogue of Resources provides a nonexhaustive list of documents and resources that are provided by the Department of Education, its agencies, support services and by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to assist the promotion of wellbeing across school communities.
Catalogue of Wellbeing Resources Primary available at Wellbeing resources
Tusla social workers can be contacted to discuss any incident where a teacher or a school needs advice regarding whether it should be referred as a child protection issue.
Contact details for Tusla social workers by region are available at the Tusla website below.