




Since 2010, the JCSP Support Service has been an integral part of the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST). The Team Leader is Patrick Whitlow. PDST offers a variety of models and supports for JCSP Co-ordinators and schools. Please see below for relevant links:
Calendar of CPD for JCSP Co-ordinators and teachers here. To book a place using the PDST online booking portal, please click here. (you must use a PC or laptop - you will not be able to register using a smartphone or tablet) (Information here)
For any other queries, please contact jcsp@pdst.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 required to confirm/register your details every year.
2021 FINAL PROFILING DETAILS: Details of final profiling arrangements for 2021. The deadline for final profiling is the 21st of April 2021.
EMAIL UPDATE: A copy of the email sent on the 21 January 2021 to Principals, JCSP Coordinators and JCSP Librarians.
Make a Book: We wish to confirm that Make a Book will be held online and is scheduled for after Easter. To register your school's interest, please complete the registration form: https://forms.gle/WFkdHR81yTCsQ4AUA
STUDENT MASTER RECORD CARD: Editable PDF and Word version, download and save to your device/school platform. We are working on an excel version that you will be able to upload to your school platform and share with teachers.
CURRENT JCSP statements: listing per subject per year group
EDITABLE RESOURCES AND PADLET WALL LINKS FROM JCSP ONLINE SEMINARS: All editable resources, New to JCSP, JCSP Coordinators , DEIS Action Planning and Formative Assessment
INITIATIVE EVALUATION FORM: Please complete an evaluation form for each initiative granted. This is a google form, broken into 3 sections. Once started, the evaluation form should be completed and submitted. A copy of the form will be emailed to the email address provided. Here is the link: https://forms.gle/65NNXfJQXMEdyz8r7. For information purposes, a copy of the questions in the online form are HERE.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: dates for 2021
NEW COMPETITION: Write your own play - details here with entry template.
JCT draft statements with teacher survey links here together with Visual Guide
JCSP Resources: (workbooks, posters) - Once you are registered, login here. For information purposes, here is a listing of available resources excel or pdf
Digital Library: Now with over 200 member schools, the JCSP Library Project Digital Library continues to expand. The library contains over 7,500 unique e-book and audiobook titles - with multiple copies of many of these bringing the overall total to over 13,500 . Over 32,000 books were borrowed from the Library last year and the borrowing levels continue to grow. You can view the Digital Library here (login required).
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.
SEPTEMBER 2020 UPDATE: Letter, Initiative booklet and Recommended resources for initiatives booklet.
Statement family listings are now available to download on the Coordinators page here
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.
Did you know that the novel IN PIECES is available free of charge to all JCSP students? It can also be purchased at this link: In Pieces
The JCSP Demonstration Library Project Charter is available here:
Please note: The former jcspliteracy website, www.jcspliteracy.ie has been hacked and we do not have access to it to re-direct your query. Please ensure you do not follow links to this website.