Two new Units of Learning have been added to the HSE Junior Cycle SPHE Resource.
Developed by HSE Health and Wellbeing, they are aligned to the new Junior Cycle SPHE specification (2023) and supported by the Department of Education and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA).
The two new units are:
Relationships and Sexuality 2
This unit builds on the learnings from RSE 1, and covers topics including: relationships, consent, selfies, sexting and reproductive health.
Making Health Choices 2
This unit builds on the learnings from MHC2 and covers topics including: food marketing, e-cigarettes and vaping, and alcohol.
In total 6 Units of Learning are now available for download from www.hse.ie/schoolswellbeing.
‘Skills for Facilitating SPHE’ Training for Teachers
To support the use of these resources, a 2 day training for post primary teachers called ‘Skills for Facilitating SPHE’ was co-created with Health Promotion and Improvement. It is supported by the Department of Education through the provision of substitution cover for teachers who attend.
This training will be provided twice in each CHO in the academic year 2023/24 by Health Promotion and Improvement teams.
Here is what teachers are saying about the training:
‘It was brilliant. Well-paced, interactive, experiential and well balanced.’
‘Very useful and engaging.’
‘I really liked the variety of teaching methodologies and actively doing them.’
‘Very well structured and put together training.’
Teachers can book a place on this training by visiting https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/SkillsforFacilitatingSPHE2324
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