Resources for Junior Cycle students

In May 2025, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) published three modules addressing the history, legacy and literature of Ireland's institutions - including the mother and baby institutions, industrial and reformatory schools and Magdalene laundries. 

The history module and materials will examine Ireland's 'Mother and Baby Homes' and have been designed for Junior Certificate students. They will engage with Catherine Corless's work, as well as the testimonies and life experiences of survivors and affected, including individuals from the Tuam Mother and Baby Institution. They will open up a 'Brave Space' for young people to explore these topics, to look to their own areas, their own local, family and national histories. 

It is a hugely significant development, and we are privileged to see that the Tuam Oral History Project and a recent report on language, terminology and representation have been included.