This section contains the professional learning materials and supporting resources which can be used to support professional learning in Senior Cycle History.
Overview of PLE Workshop 2026/2027:
This section contains the professional learning materials and supporting resources used during the 2026/2027 Professional Learning Experience. These resources will support teachers in deepening their understanding of the new Leaving Certificate History Specification and enhancing collaborative planning for learning, teaching and assessment.
Support Material:
All audio and video is accessible through the PDFs below by clicking on the relevant images.
Please note that the workshop is divided into its three constituent sessions, each available below.
Links to all relevant documents/material are available below. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.
Leaving Certificate Topic 2: Movements for political and social reform, 1870-1914 Documents-based case studies 2026-2027.
Supports for working with the elections of 1885 and 1886: issues and outcomes:
The presentation and resources below are designed to support History teachers in their engagement with The elections of 1885 and 1886: issues and outcomes. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.
Supports for working with The GAA to 1891:
The presentation and resources below are designed to support History teachers in their engagement with The GAA to 1891. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.
Supports for working with Dublin 1913: strike and lockout:
The presentation and resources below are designed to support History teachers in their engagement with the Dublin 1913 – strike and lockout. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.
Leaving Certificate Topic 3: Dictatorship & democracy in Europe, 1920-1945 Documents-based case studies 2024-2025.
Supports for working with Stalin’s Show Trials:
The presentation and resources below are designed to support History teachers in their engagement with Stalin’s Show Trials. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.
Supports for working with The Nuremberg Rallies:
The presentation and resources below are designed to support History teachers in their engagement with The Nuremberg Rallies. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.
Supports for working with The Jarrow March, October 1936:
The presentation and resources below are designed to support History teachers in their engagement with The Jarrow March, October 1936. You can either access the material online, or download PDF versions of the documents.