Belvedere College SJ

u003cstrongu003eThe course is based on 7 core concepts:u003c/strongu003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #333333;u0022u003e- Democracyu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #333333;u0022u003e- Lawu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #333333;u0022u003e- Human rights and responsibilitiesu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #333333;u0022u003e- Human dignityu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #333333;u0022u003e- Interdependenceu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #333333;u0022u003e- Developmentu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #333333;u0022u003e- Stewardshipu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003cstrongu003eThere are 4 units of study:u003c/strongu003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eUnit 1 – The Individual and Citizenshipu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eUnit 2 – The Communityu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eUnit 3 – The State – Irelandu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eUnit 4 – Ireland and the worldu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu0026nbsp;rnu003ch3u003eAssessmentu003c/h3u003ernJunior Certificate Civic, Social and Political Education is assessed at Common Level. There are two assessment components:rnu003ctable class=u0022table is-bordered is-striped is-narrow is-hoverable is-fullwidthu0022u003ernu003ctbodyu003ernu003ctru003ernu003ctdu003eExamination paperu003c/tdu003ernu003ctdu003e40%u003c/tdu003ernu003c/tru003ernu003ctru003ernu003ctdu003eA Report on an Action Project orrnA Course Work Assessment Bookletu003c/tdu003ernu003ctdu003e60%u003c/tdu003ernu003c/tru003ernu003c/tbodyu003ernu003c/tableu003ernu003ch3u003eu003c/h3u003ernu0026nbsp;rnu003ch3u003eCurrent statusu003c/h3u003ernCSPE is part of the of the Junior Certificate core curriculum in all post-primary schools since 1997.rnrnu0026nbsp;rnrnu003cstrongu003eDocumentationu003c/strongu003ernrnu003ca href=u0022https://belvederecollege.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/jc_civics_sy.pdfu0022u003eJunior Certificate Civic Social and Political Education Syllabusu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://belvederecollege.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CSPE_Guidelines.pdfu0022u003eJunior Certificate Civic Social and Political Education – Guidelines for Teachersu003c/au003ernrnu0026nbsp;rnrnu003cstrongu003eRelated linksu003c/strongu003ernrnu003ca href=u0022https://www.examinations.ie/u0022u003eState Examinations Commissionu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://www.scoilnet.ie/u0022u003eScoilnetu003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022http://www.cspeteachers.ie/u0022u003eThe Association of CSPE Teachers (ACT)u003c/au003ernu003ca href=u0022https://www.european-studies.org/u0022u003eEuropean Studies Programmeu003c/au003e