Make a Difference

The most up-to-date programme!

Read on to learn more about Make a Difference! CSPE for Wellbeing

Junior Cycle Wellbeing

In order to stay up-to-date with the ever-changing topics and events that fall under CSPE, we have launched Make a Difference! CSPE for Wellbeing. This latest edition has been comprehensively revised to give you all the content you need to teach CSPE effectively. Written by the expert author team, Conor Harrison and Máirín Wilson, Make a Difference! continues to be the most popular CSPE series nationwide.

Stay up to the minute

  • Important key topics include:
    - War and conflicts (Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Gaza)
    - The two new referendums (2024)
    - The Electoral Commission
    - The Citizen’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss
    - Greenwashing and sportswashing
    - Civil unrest
  • Profiles of young activists to broaden students’ understanding of contemporary issues
  • Termly eNewsletters ensure ample ideas for your classes

Still your Grab and Go Solution

  • Easy to follow lesson structure
  • Broad range of teaching resources including Teacher’sGuide and PowerPoints to save you time searching for class resources
  • Key vocabulary, information, engaging illustrations, in-class and homework activities

Complete planning support

The comprehensive Teacher’s Guide includes:
- Extensive planning support and teaching ideas
- Guidance, tips, and more extension work to prepare students for in-house exams

All you need for Actions and the CBA

  • A dedicated CBA section makes the preparation process stress free
  • Packed with ideas to help you and your students complete citizen actions and the Action Record
  • The Student Action Portfolio contains lots of creative activities for project work, classwork or homework

Syllabus alignment and choice

  • Fully aligned to the CSPE short course specification and the old traditional CSPE syllabus
  • Helps in the teaching of citizenship with a key focus on developing student wellbeing 
  • Lessons that are clearly mapped to the course, following the Junior Cycle specification
  • Grounding and preparation for the LC Politics and society course 

Webinar Recording: Action and Assessment, CSPE within Wellbeing

Wellbeing Package

Expert programmes for all junior cycle wellbeing subjects.

Request a call-back for more information

Get in touch with your local Rep