CRIS Resources
On this page you will find resources for pupils, school staff & educational practitioners - which are a result of nearly 40 years of CRIS practice and learning.
Curriculum-linked Good Relations content for teachers, pupils, and school development infomation are presented in both video and text.
'Buddy Up!' Curiculum Linked Resources
'Buddy Up!' programmes are designed to explore Community Relations themes in engaging and age appropriate forms.
Below you will find pupil booklets and teacher guides for our Key Stage 1 programme, 'Celebrating Diversity', and our Key Stage 2 programme, 'Knowing Me, Knowing You'.
All of these resources are linked to the Personal Devleopment & Mutual Understanding goals of the Northern Ireland Curriculum.
Trusting GRACE:
The development of trust indicators from the
Good Relations and Collaborative Education
(GRACE) model of schools-based peacebuilding
Trusting GRACE is a new research model, developed by CRIS and Coventry University's Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations.
The research presents indicators of trust in education-based peacebuilding, which have been derived from both academic literature and primary research emerging from CRIS practice.
'Good Relations and Collaborative Education' (GRACE)
Resources
These resources draw together the learning and experience gained by CRIS over decades from its practice in promoting inclusive school communities as part of building a shared society.
The GRACE Model practice guide and accompanying media resources explore five stages of collaboration and outline key insights gained through case-studies at each point of the collaborative process.
'Buddy Up!' - A Whole School Community Resource for Sharing in Education at Nursery & Primary School Level
These resources were developed by CRIS in partnership with Holy Cross Nursery School & Edenderry Nursery School. The 'Buddy Up!' model is based on the combined experience of the three organisations in designing a Buddy System that builds relationships between pupils, staff and families across school partnerships.
The digital media resource gives practical information for school staff interested in setting up their own Buddy system.