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The market-leading InspiRE, tried and tested in classrooms around the country, has been revised and updated based on teacher feedback, recent exam papers and changes in the world around us. Much-loved features and approaches have been retained and enhanced with timely updates.
- The market-leading Religious Education programme for Junior Cycle, InspiRE Second Edition continues to offer teachers and students a comprehensive, engaging and inspiring approach to delivering the Junior Cycle Religious Education Specification.
- Revised and updated content that clearly addresses all Learning Outcomes, providing current, relevant information and meaningful real-world examples for students.
- Suitable for exam and non-exam Religious Education classrooms
- All five major world religions and non-religious worldviews are covered
- Follows a spiral approach, where students will meet and revisit Learning Outcomes on an ongoing basis.
Textbook
- Learning intentions, key terms and ice-breaker activities at the start of each chapter
- REcall questions to prompt prior learning
- Content presented in a well-paced and structured sequence in clear, simple language; religious literacy developed through spiral approach to the specification
- NEW unit assessment feature, including engaging project opportunities for non-exam and exam students; and past exam questions and sample exam-standard answers with helpful hints and tips on answering
- Engaging and informative visuals throughout
- Chapters include learning experiences based on the three elements of Enquiry, Exploration, and Reflection and Action. These tasks allow for a variety of creative ongoing formative assessment, as well as links to CBAs. Checkpoint questions throughout help students to monitor their progress.
- End-of-unit visual summaries provide a helpful visual overview of the preceding information
Activity and Assessment Portfolio
- The FULLY REVISED AND EXPANDED student Activity and Assessment Portfolio includes:
- engaging activities for each chapter
- practical exam-style questions and helpful key terms summaries
- thoughtful reflection activities.
- Facilitates students in:
- preparing for CBAs 1 and 2
- reflecting on their learning and their use of the Junior Cycle Key Skills
- completing self-assessment checklists
- developing action plans based on their self-assessment.













