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Directory of Wellbeing CPD for Post Primary Schools
1Overview
There are many professional learning opportunities available to support teachers and school leaders to engage with aspects of wellbeing. This document
provides an overview of the CPD supports provided by the Department of Education (DE), its agencies, support services, other Government Departments
and their agencies and includes information on how to access these supports. The CPD is set out under the four key areas of wellbeing promotion: Culture &
Environment, Curriculum (Teaching & Learning), Policy & Planning and Relationships & Partnerships.
Prepared by the Department of Education
2The table below outlines each topic and which of the four key areas of wellbeing promotion the topic is linked to. Some topics are relevant to more than one
key area of wellbeing promotion. The topics are listed in alphabetical order.
Key area 1 Key area 2 Key area 3 Key area 4
Topics Culture and Curriculum (teaching Policy and Planning Relationships and
Environment and learning) Partnerships
Anxiety Prevention X
Child protection X X X X
Critical incident X X X
CSPE X
Guidance Counselling X X
Healthy Eating X
Junior Cycle Wellbeing X X X
Mental Health X X
Physical Education/Physical activity X X X X
RSE X X X
School Leadership X X X
School X X X
Staff Self Care and Wellbeing
Social and emotional skills X X
Special Educational Needs X
SPHE X X X
3Student Support Teams X X X
Substance abuse X
Wellbeing promotion X X X X
4Post Primary
I am looking for Wellbeing Key Area Target Title Description Offered by How to access the support
training/support in Group
Anxiety CURRICULUM Post Primary My FRIENDS Online Friends Youth training in over three NEPS NEPS will communicate with all schools
teachers in Youth Training live webinars. This is an evidence-based during the year on the roll out of this
Prevention particular SPHE anxiety prevention and resilience building training in their geographical area.
teachers and
programme run by teachers in 10 classroom
Guidance
Counsellors sessions. This programme is most suited to
students in Junior Cycle
Child CULTURE & DLPs, DDLPs and Child Protection Three e-learning programmes, focusing on PDST
Requirements https://www.pdst.ie/child-protection-e-
Protection ENVIRONMENT whole school staff the role and responsibilities of the DLP/DDLP. learning
POLICY & PLANNING In addition, to a Child Protection E-learning
RELATIONSHIPS & programme for whole staff training
PARTNERSHIPS
POLICY & PLANNING New and existing Personal Safety This seminar will address ways of educating PDST www.sphe.ie
RELATIONSHIPS & Junior Cycle SPHE Seminar young people about personal safety,
PARTNERSHIPS teachers protection and abuse and provide an
opportunity to gain familiarity with the Child
Protection Procedures for Primary & Post-
Primary Schools 2017 and the PDST Personal
Safety lessons developed for Junior Cycle.
5Critical POLICY & PLANNING School Critical Responding to This 3-4 hour eLearning course allows self- NEPS NEPS will communicate with all schools
Incidents Incident Critical directed learning by school staff at a time during the year on roll out of this training
management team Incidents in that suits them. Aimed specifically at the for their geographical area.
Schools: school’s Critical Incident Management
eLearning Team, but open to all interested staff.
Course Downloadable resources and a follow up
presentation to share with staff provided.
Option of a follow-up live webinar with
NEPS staff for schools who would like
additional face to face input.
CSPE CURRICULUM CSPE teachers Support for the A one day online CPD support for teachers of JCT www.jctregistration.ie
CSPE Short the Junior Cycle CSPE Short Course.
Course ‘Exploring student-centered learning,
teaching, assessment and reporting in the
CSPE Short Course’ (Strand 3 in Focus)
Guidance Counselling CULTURE & Guidance Developing a Webinar on mindfulness and mindful Dublin City https://vimeo.com/217256245
ENVIRONMENT counsellors Mindful practices including an exploration of the University
POLICY & PLANNING Approach in ethical issues of mindful based interventions (DCU)
Guidance and the ‘McDonaldization of Mindfulness’.
Counselling:
Care for Self
and Others
6 CULTURE & Guidance 'Settling Back In Webinar on Guidance Counsellor resilience in NCGE https://vimeo.com/610787746
ENVIRONMENT Counsellors and all and Self Care challenging contexts. & Spectrum
POLICY & PLANNING school staff for the Life
RELATIONSHIPS & Guidance
PARTNERSHIPS Counsellor'
POLICY & PLANNING Guidance ‘Guidance and Live webinar will run on 15th Feb. NCGE www.ncge.ie/resources
RELATIONSHIPS & Counsellors, School Wellbeing’ Recording will be available on
PARTNERSHIPS Management and all www.ncge.ie/resources after the live event
school staff
CULTURE & Guidance Green Live webinar will run on 15th Feb. NCGE www.ncge.ie/resources
ENVIRONMENT Counsellors, School Guidance at a Recording will be available on
POLICY & PLANNING Management and local level www.ncge.ie/resources after the live event
RELATIONSHIPS & school staff
PARTNERSHIPS
CULTURE & Guidance Guidance Professional support via five two-hour Monaghan https://metc.ie/index.php/national-
ENVIRONMENT counsellors Counselling supervision sessions per academic year, in Education programmes/supervision-for-guidance-
counsellors/
POLICY & PLANNING Supervision person or online. Centre and
RELATIONSHIPS & branch network
PARTNERSHIPS of the IGC
7Healthy Eating CURRICULUM Teachers Healthy Food 1 day training to support teachers to deliver HSE Health and Book your place at
Made Easy a 6 session programme Healthy Food Made Wellbeing www.hse.ie/schoolswellbeing
Easy.The programme is designed to help
young people understand the principles of
healthy eating and give them skills to
include healthier food every day.
Junior Cycle CULTURE & Embedding an Implementing the Junior Cycle Wellbeing JCT https://jct.ie/leadership/cpd_works
Wellbeing ENVIRONMENT School leadership effective Junior Guidelines (NCCA 2021) for the Whole hop_embedding_an_effective_junio
CURRICULUM
r_cycle_wellbeing_programme
team Cycle School, online 90 minute sessions.
POLICY & PLANNING Wellbeing Workshop 1 – The updated NCCA Wellbeing
Principals and
RELATIONSHIPS & programme in guidelines 2021.
Deputy principals
PARTNERSHIPS your school
Workshop 2 – Effective leadership &
management of the planning for the teaching,
learning, assessment & reporting in the Junior
Cycle Wellbeing programme.
CULTURE & Whole staff Whole-school Implementing the Junior Cycle Wellbeing JCT https://jct.ie/jcis/regions
ENVIRONMENT ongoing Guidelines (NCCA 2021) for the Whole
CURRICULUM planning and School. Two-hour support may be offered to Contact the relevant Regional JCIS Team
POLICY & PLANNING development a school following a meeting with a Junior Leader via the link above
RELATIONSHIPS & of a Coherent Cycle Implementation Support (JCIS) Team
PARTNERSHIPS Wellbeing Leader.
Programme
CULTURE & Teachers in Special Whole-school Implementing the Junior Cycle Wellbeing JCT https://jct.ie/l1lp/l1lp
ENVIORONMENT Schools with ongoing Guidelines (NCCA 2021) for the Whole
CURRICULUM students planning and School. https://jct.ie/l2lp/l2lp
POLICY & PLANNING experiencing the development
RELATIONSHIPS & Level 1 or Level 2 of a Wellbeing
PARTNERSHIPS Learning Programme
Programmes
8 CULTURE & Whole staff Spring and Webinars on some topical issues regarding JCT https://jct.ie/home
ENVIRONMENT Autumn Online the Junior Cycle Curricular Wellbeing
CURRICULUM Learning Events Programme
POLICY & PLANNING
RELATIONSHIPS &
PARTNERSHIPS
Mental Health CULTURE & All Teachers START – Online Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training . 90 NOSP Accessed by linking with local Resource
ENVIRONMENT Suicide minute self-directed online training programme. Officer for Suicide Prevention, link to
RELATIONSHIPS & Prevention contact details below:
PARTNERSHIPS Gatekeeper https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/
Training mental-health-services/connecting-for-
Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training life/training/upcoming-
All Teachers SafeTALK Internationally recognised 3.5 hour face to face training/#Other%20contact%20details%2
training programme that supports participants 0for%20your%20area
to identify and engage with people who have
thoughts of suicide and connect to help.
Those in a pastoral Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
role
ASIST 2 day face to face training programme
that equips participants for an
effective suicide intervention role.
CULTURE & Guidance Understanding 1 day face to face training programme to NOSP Accessed by linking with local Resource
ENVIRONMENT Counsellors, Year Self-Harm - reduce the stigma of self-harm, improve Officer for Suicide Prevention, link to
RELATIONSHIPS & Heads and those in a individual awareness and sensitivities to contact details below:
PARTNERSHIPS pastoral role. self-harm and promote effective care for https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/
those who self-harm. mental-health-services/connecting-for-
life/training/upcoming-
training/#Other%20contact%20details%2
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9 CULTURE & All Teachers Introduction to A two hour online workshop to develop NOSP Accessed by linking with local Resource
ENVIRONMENT Self-Harm participants knowledge and understanding Officer for Suicide Prevention, link to
RELATIONSHIPS & and the reasons underlying of self-harm. contact details below:
PARTNERSHIPS https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/
mental-health-services/connecting-for-
life/training/upcoming-
. training/#Other%20contact%20details%2
0for%20your%20area
CULTURE & Teachers undertaking Providing A one day face to face training or NOSP Accessed by linking with local Resource
ENVIRONMENT a pastoral role in the support to 5 hours training that supports participants to Officer for Suicide Prevention, link to
RELATIONSHIPS & school environment. those bereaveddevelop knowledge and understanding of contact details below:
PARTNERSHIPS through the grieving process and to enhance their https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/
suicide. mental-health-services/connecting-for-
skills in supporting people bereaved by
suicide life/training/upcoming-
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Physical CURRICULUM All PE Teachers Basketball This practical workshop will revisit the core PDST https://www.pdst.ie/onlinebooking
Education/Physical Clinic - Review skills and tactics associated with basketball.
activity of Skills and
Tactics
CURRICULUM All Senior Cycle PE Health Related This practical workshop will introduce PDST https://www.pdst.ie/onlinebooking
Teachers Activity - Using participants to the key concept of fitness
Fitness monitoring in Physical Education through the
Monitoring in Senior Cycle PE Curricular Model of Health-
PE Related-Activity.
10 CURRICULUM LCPE Teachers LCPE Update & This online two- hour workshop will provide PDST https://www.pdst.ie/onlinebooking
Q & A with attendees with the latest updates on LCPE,
LCPE Teachers while also looking at the components of both
performance and health related fitness. What
components of fitness are, how they are
measured and how they impact on
performance will all be addressed.
CURRICULUM Senior Cycle PE Planning for This webinar aims to support teachers in PDST https://www.pdst.ie/onlinebooking
Teachers SCPE understanding and planning towards the
provision of Senior Cycle PE in schools. An
overview of the six curricular models as well
as teaching and learning methodologies for
the Senior Cycle PE Framework will be
explored.
CURRICULUM Class teachers of Support for the A one day CPD support for teachers of the JCT www.jctregistration.ie
Junior Cycle PE PE Short Course Junior Cycle PE Short Course with a focus on
Considering how we might support a diversity CPD will be delivered online between
of learners to achieve their potential in January and March 2022
Physical Education and understanding how
we can develop learning experiences which
are as accessible as possible to students with
additional needs.
RSE CURRICULUM New and existing Senior Cycle This seminar will outline curriculum content PDST www.sphe.ie
teachers of Senior RSE for senior cycle RSE. Best practice teaching,
Cycle RSE learning and assessment methodologies will
be explored to develop teacher confidence in
addressing sensitive issues with students.
11School Leadership RELATIONSHIPS & Post Primary Bespoke Sustained mentoring support from an CSL Email: mnihill@cslireland.ie
PARTNERSHIPS Principals Sustained experienced principal who has engaged in
experiencing Mentoring advanced training in mentoring skills
professional
challenge
RELATIONSHIPS & Post Primary Coaching 1:1 and Team Coaching for principal’s and the CSL Information application at:
PARTNERSHIPS Principals and school school’s leadership team from trained https://www.cslireland.ie/coaching-for-
leadership teams executive coaches principals/information-about-csl-
coaching-service.html
POLICY & PLANNING Newly Appointed Critical This module as part of the Misneach and PDST & NEPS www.pdst.ie/Misneach/Postprimary
Principals and Incident Tánaiste programme provides participants www.pdst.ie/Tanaiste/Postprimary
Deputies Management with an opportunity to reflect and prepare for
– Tánaiste and critical incidents in their school with a focus
Misneach on the development of effective planning as
well as sharing of practice examining
challenges and opportunities for schools in
this area.
RELATIONSHIPS & Newly Qualified Post 1:1 Mentoring 1:1 mentoring support for newly appointed CSL Email: office@cslireland.ie
PARTNERSHIPS Primary Principals principals from an experienced and trained
post primary principal, leading a school
with a similar context.
12 RELATIONSHIPS & Leadership Teams Development A series of modules for school leadership PDST and www.pdst.ie/Forbairt/Postprimary
PARTNERSHIPS in Forbairt of trust in teams, as part of the Forbairt programme, external
schools and examining the importance of developing trust consultants.
organisations in schools. Provide both reflective space and
practical suggestions in developing trust
within schools.
RELATIONSHIPS & Assistant Principals Self-care Module on self-care and self-management as PDST www.pdst.ie/post-primary/comhar
PARTNERSHIPS 1 and 2 part of the Comhar programme Includes
examining approaches to time management
and providing strategies for management of
stress and work management.
RELATIONSHIPS & Newly Appointed Self-care – This module as part of the Misneach and PDST www.pdst.ie/Misneach/Postprimary
PARTNERSHIPS Principals Tánaiste and Tánaiste programmes provides participants
Misneach with reflective opportunities in relation to www.pdst.ie/Tanaiste/Postprimary
and Deputies
their care and their self-management while
working as a school principal or deputy. It
presents approaches to stress management
and provides opportunities to share practice
in this regard.
13School CULTURE & All school staff Spectrum.Life the Employee Assistance Spectrum Life https://www.gov.ie/en/service/23acf5-
Staff Self Care and ENVIRONMENT Service (EAS) provides advice to all school employee-assistance-service/
Wellbeing POLICY & staff and family members (aged 18 years +
PLANNING living at home) by trained therapists on a
RELATIONSHIPS & range of issues including: wellbeing, mental
PARTNERSHIPS health, legal, financial, bereavement,
conflict and mediation. Case Managers who
work on the 24/7 phone lines, sms and
whatasapp are all qualified and accredited
counsellors and psychotherapists.
The EAS also provides advice and support
to managers and school leaders and
delivers interventions to help them deal
with health and wellbeing issues in the
workplace. The EAS provides with a digital
gym, health and wellbeing webinars,
workshops and a monthly digital wellbeing
series on the platform and app completely
free of cost.
Social & RELATIONSHIPS & Post-primary Get Up! Stand 30 minute online training for teachers on NEPS Teachers send an email to
PARTNERSHIPS teachers Up! Get Up! Stand Up! (Version 2), a 7 session GUSU@education.gov.ie with their name
Emotional Skills and school name and address and they
social skills learning programme for young
adolescents (6th class and 1st years) will be forwarded:
developed by NEPS. It covers themes such
as ‘Friendship’, ‘Dealing with Teasing and a link to a 30 minute
Intimidation’ and ‘Resilience and Coping’. information/training video
a copy of the manual
14 CULTURE & All teachers Behaviour NCSE Teacher Professional Learning NCSE https://ncse.ie/teacher-professional-
ENVIORONMENT Support seminars and webinars to support with learning
CURRICULUM social, emotional behavioural needs
POLICY & PLANNING
RELATIONSHIPS &
PARTNERSHIPS
15 CURRICULUM Senior Cycle Teachers MindOut2 Teaching social and emotional learning at HSE Health and Book your place on
senior cycle.MindOut2 is suitable for Wellbeing www.hse.ie/schoolswellbeing
Transition Year or 5th year pupils and is
designed to be implemented within a single
35-40 minute class period over 12 weeks,
using interactive learning methods. This 1
day training will support teachers to deliver
this programme in their schools.
POLICY & PLANNING Whole school staff Resilience, This webinar explores how to help young NCGE & https://vimeo.com/207270287
character people develop resilience and how it Psychological
building and relates to stress and wellbeing. The webinar Society of
identity highlights the importance of resilience and Ireland (PSI)
the development of mental toughness in
supporting one’s ability to cope with
uncertainty, changing and potentially
distressing situations.
Special Educational CULTURE & All teachers Teacher NCSE Teacher Professional Learning CPD NCSE https://ncse.ie/teacher-professional-
needs ENVIORONMENT Supports opportunities to support students with learning
CURRICULUM for additional needs and from diverse groups.
POLICY & PLANNING students
RELATIONSHIPS & with
PARTNERSHIPS
additional
needs and
students
from
diverse
groups.
16SPHE CURRICULUM Class teachers of Support for A one day CPD support for teachers of the JCT www.jctregistration.ie
SPHE the SPHE Short Junior Cycle SPHE Short Course with an
Course emphasis on planning
CURRICULUM New and existing Mental Health This seminar focuses on the curricular aspects PDST www.sphe.ie
SPHE teachers Seminar of positive mental and emotional health
development within the SPHE curriculum.
Participants will engage with best practice
lessons that promote teaching, learning and
assessment within the SPHE class.
Student Support Teams POLICY & PLANNING Post-primary Student Support Setting up and running a Student Support NEPS Post-primary schools can discuss this
RELATIONSHIPS & teachers who Team to improve coordination for wellbeing. with their NEPS psychologist
PARTNERSHIPS Teams This includes in school support, workshops
may be involved
and group consultations to review and/or
with the student
establish support structures in school to
support team
promote wellbeing.
(management,
guidance
Substance use CURRICULUM SPHE teachers Know the Score This 1 day training supports teachers to HSE Health and Book your place at
www.hse/schoolswellbeing
deliver the Know the Score programme. The Wellbeing
programme supports young people to make
conscious and informed decisions about
drugs and alcohol.
17 CURRICULUM New and existing Substance Use This workshop explores attitudes towards PDST www.sphe.ie
SPHE teachers Evening substance use and examines methodologies
Workshop which facilitate teachers to address these
issues with students.
Wellbeing CULTURE & Whole staff In school Tailored Support and Development NEPS Schools agree with their assigned NEPS
ENVIRONMENT psychologist based on the school
Promotion attendance support is programmes for individual schools in specific population and context.
CURRICULUM available in areas, identified through consultation with
facilitated
POLICY & PLANNING
varied areas. NEPS.
RELATIONSHIPS &
PARTNERSHIPS
CULTURE & All school leaders An Introduction This webinar provides an introduction to the PDST https://pdst.ie/wellbeing
ENVIRONMENT and teachers to the Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework
CURRICULUM Wellbeing for Practice. It is available should schools wish
POLICY & PLANNING
Policy to watch this in advance of the seminar.
RELATIONSHIPS &
PARTNERSHIPS Statement and
Framework for
Practice
CULTURE & School leaders Wellbeing Subject to public health advice the PDST will PDST https://pdst.ie/wellbeing
ENVIRONMENT Policy deliver a full day seminar which will enable
CURRICULUM
Statement and participants to explore how to use the
POLICY & PLANNING
RELATIONSHIPS & Framework for Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework
PARTNERSHIPS Practice for Practice document to engage in wellbeing
Webinars promotion In addition to the seminar event,
schools will be invited to apply for two
optional sustained support visits from a PDST
advisor following attendance at the seminar.
18 CULTURE & All teachers Wellbeing A recording of a Teaching Council hosted The Teaching https://www.teachingcouncil.ie/website
ENVIRONMENT webinar where the theme of wellbeing was Council /en/research-croi-/using-research-in-
webinar our-school/wellbeing/
CURRICULUM discussed by the panelists
POLICY & PLANNING
RELATIONSHIPS &
PARTNERSHIPS
CULTURE & Teachers, Various A range of Local, Regional and National ESCI www.esci.ie
ENVIRONMENT Wellbeing courses tailored to support the
Leaders, SNA’s,
CURRICULUM identified needs of school communities. CPD Courses for Irish Primary and
POLICY & PLANNING School Staff, Post Primary Teachers Ireland
RELATIONSHIPS & Parents,BOM’s (esci.ie)
PARTNERSHIPS
Notes
Face to face CPD is subject to public health guidelines.
Due to PDST advisors providing sub cover, capacity to provide some CPD support may be impacted.
Substitution cover may be available for some CPD listed. More information on substitution can be found through the contacts link provided.
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