Resources – Useful Links

Educational

• Department of Education and Skills (DES)
• National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)
• National Council for Special Education (NCSE)
• Careers Portal
• Post Primary Education Forum
• Teaching Council
• Qualifax
• Educate Together
• Gaelscoileanna

Past Exam Papers

• Download free from the State Examination Commission

School Transport

• buseireann.ie/schooltransport
• Buy a School Transport ticket
• Frequently Asked Questions

Dealing with Addiction

• Alcohol and Drugs: A Parent’s Guide 
• Young people and alcohol – Information for Parents

Internet Safety

• Office for Internet Safety
• Irish Internet Hotline
• Webwise – Internet Safety

Primary to Post-Primary

• DES Senior Cycle information
• DES Junior Cycle information

Transition Year

• SchoolDays.ie, Doing Transition Year or skipping ahead?

Anti-Bullying

• www.antibullyingcentre.ie

Your Rights

•  Know Your Rights

LGBTI+ Issues

• Crisis Counselling
• Face to face, online, phone and text supports available

Student Grants

• Apply online 
• SUSI’s online eligibility reckoner
• Citizens information re Grants

General

• Parentline
• The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC)
• TUSLA

Health and Wellbeing

• The Samaritans
• Drug Awareness
• Information on alcohol-related issues
• National Office for Suicide Prevention
• Sexual Abuse
• Mental Health advice from Reachout
• HSE Youth Health tips and advice
• Jigsaw for Youth Mental Health
• Spunout.ie
• Teen Line Ireland

Resources for Schools

• Scoilnet
• Leargas
• PDST technology in education
• State Examinations Commission
• The Teaching Council
• Special Education Support Service (SESS)
• National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)
• Gaelscoileanna
• Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU)
• English Language Support Programme