Welcome to the Oide JCSP website
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The Senior Leader is Joanne Parry. Oide offers a variety of models and supports for JCSP Co-ordinators and schools. Please see below for relevant links:
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PLE Autumn 2026: The JCSP calendar is available here
. - Places still available for the upcoming PLEs:
- “2026 JCSP in Action, English-medium PLE, Autumn 2026”. Various venues and dates. Details here
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To book a place using the Oide online booking portal, please click here.
- Application for various models of school based and telephone support can be applied for at this link
- In order to support JCSP Coordinators and schools, we have compiled a list of FAQs available at this link together with an Introductory Video to JCSP.
- To order JCSP resources, please click here (or cut & paste this address: codex.ie/login) Please note you need to complete the GDPR form below so that we may process your user details to Codex (here is a short video guide on how to use the resource ordering website)
For any other queries, please contact jcspresources@oide.ie
**General Data Protection Regulations**: To comply with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) you are requested to register/confirm as a user for JCSP services. If you are a JCSP Coordinator, Principal or JCSP Librarian in a school running the JCSP programme, please complete this form. You are requested to register your details each academic year. Please also update your schools records here
JCSP Initiative round 02/26 - The details of JCSP Initiatives were emailed to schools on 1st September 2026 and are available here. The closing date to submit initative proposals on www.jcsp.ie is 12 noon on Monday the 5th of October 2026. Here is a copy of the JCSP Initiative Booklet for 2026/2027 and the JCSP Recommended Resources for Initiatives Booklet 2026-2027 is available here. A plain text version of the Initiative Application Form is available here and the Evaluation Form is available here.
JCSP Updates 2026/2027 - The JCSP Updates 2026/2027 were emailed to schools on 26th August 2026 and are available here.
JCSP Competition - "Paint a picture with data!": We are delighted to announce details of the latest JCSP student competition - "Paint a picture with data!" details of which are available here. The excel entry template is available to download here
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JCSP Resources: (workbooks, posters) - Once you are registered, login here. For information purposes, here is a listing of available resources Excel or PDF.
EDITABLE RESOURCES AND PADLET WALL LINKS FROM JCSP ONLINE SEMINARS: All editable resources, JCSP Coordinators, DEIS Action Planning for Improvement and Formative Assessment.
Statement family listings are now available to download on the Coordinators page here.
MAKE A BOOK VIDEO: Can you spot your school? Have a look at the fantastic displays from the 2026 Make a Book Exhibitions showcased in our video
MASTER STUDENT RECORD CARD 2026/2027: Editable PDF here - download and save to your device/school platform.
SCHOOL-BASED STATEMENTS: Schools may decide to write their own school-based statements. Guidance and Protocols for Writing JCSP School-based statements is here
A copy of the "JCSP COLLABORATIVE PROFILING 2026-2027 sheet" can be downloaded here. It is offered as an approach to assist Coordinators in collecting JCSP student data within their school. Initially, you will need to download it, save it to your school platform before sharing it with teachers in your school. Each sheet will be a complete record for an academic year containing three tabs, one each for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year. Subject to Coordinator feedback and any amendments to be made, we would hope to issue a new sheet every year.
Digital Library: Now with over 230 member schools, the JCSP Library Project Digital Library continues to expand. The library contains over 14,000 unique e-book and audiobook titles - with multiple copies of many of these bringing the overall total to over 108,000 together with a selection of over 1,100 (always available) digital magazine titles. 2026 saw the 500,000th checkout from our Digital Library. That's half a million books having been borrowed and read by JCSP/DEIS students right across the country. A significant milestown inteed. You can view our Digital Library Showcase here.
To register, enter your school details here and a set of student and staff logins will be sent to your school. Membership is free for students and staff in JCSP/DEIS schools.
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT UKRAINIAN STUDENTS: JCSP Librarians have worked to gather lists of appropriate resources for supporting Ukrainian students. These resources reflect the need for materials to support their initial entry into the Irish education system, as well as providing on going support. These include academic and educational, cultural and wellbeing resources, and there are a wide variety of items that can support students, families and educators.
Stories for the Classroom is a wonderful classroom resource for 1st year students written by Paddy Kirwan of Our Lady of Mercy, Mourne Road, Drimnagh. It is designed to be used in the classroom on the whiteboard. There are 33 stories, one per week with exercises at the end of each story. Also available to download in word format at this link: Workbooks - JCSP
Did you know that the novel IN PIECES is available free of charge to all JCSP students? All 3 titles in the series are available to download from the JCSP Library Project Digital Library - in eBook and Audiobook format. All 3 titles can also be purchased at this link: EDCO
The JCSP Demonstration Library Project Charter is available here: 
Click on the Videos button on the right hand side of this screen to see JCSP in action in schools..
Created: September 29, 2005 19:59, Last Updated: September 11, 2026 07:56.
