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Senior Cycle Skill-builder

Senior Cycle Skill-builder

Course modified date: 20 January 2026

This course helps you build key skills to care for your mental health, support the people around you, and get the most out of your time online.

Senior Cycle Skill-builder

The Senior Cycle Skill-builder is an e-learning course that helps senior cycle students (16+) develop key skills to support their mental health and wellbeing, and be a positive force in the lives of others. The course supports social and emotional learning in Transition Year and beyond. It has been developed to align with specific learning outcomes from the new senior cycle SPHE curriculum and to support the prevention of bullying behaviours under Bí Cineálta

The Senior Cycle Skill-builder is available on the spunout academy; our free online learning space for building knowledge and skills that support mental health and emotional wellbeing.

The Senior Cycle Skill-builder is divided into eight 30-minute sessions, and explores topics like:

  • Peer active listening
  • Building empathy in online spaces
  • Protecting yourself and others online
  • Understanding bias and discrimination
  • Managing your thoughts and feelings
  • How to support your mental health

We have produced a user guide for educators that covers:

  • Detailed overviews of each session
  • How to bring each session into the classroom through guided group discussions
  • How each session aligns with learning outcomes from SPHE and Bí Cineálta
Self enrolment (Student)
Self enrolment (Student)