The Association of CSPE Teachers (ACT)

Supporting Citizenship Education in Ireland

Welcome to the Website of the Association of CSPE Teacers.

CSPE is Civic, Social and Political Education, a required course in citizenship education for Junior Cycle stiudents (12-14 year olds) in Irish second level schools. The programme is activity based, with students needing to do Action Projects as part of the national assessment.

On this website, by clicking on the above links, CSPE teachers can access the latest CSPE News, apply for membership of the Association, see the large selection of resources available for the subject, sample Action Projects undertaken by teachers around the country, read articles on a variety of CSPE related topics, view a calendar of CSPE related events, access a wide variety of useful websites through the links page and contact the Association for assistance.