Legal Education
For Every Classroom.
Delivered onsite, virtually, or as blended eLearning. Tailored to your school’s year group, curriculum and needs. All facilitators are Garda Vetted.
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How We Teach
Real law. Real conversations. Brought to life in the classroom.
LawEd workshops use techniques that meet young people where they are. Practical, discussion-led, and rooted in the real decisions students face every day.
6%
Average exam-performance gain from active, scenario-based learning compared to traditional lecture-style teaching.
Freeman et al., PNAS, 2014. Meta-analysis of 225 studies on active learning.
Scenario-Based Learning
Students work through realistic legal situations and apply their knowledge to real-world issues affecting young people.
- Encourages practical problem-solving
- Helps students apply the law to everyday situations
- Builds confidence discussing complex topics
2x
Higher conceptual understanding with peer-discussion methods compared to traditional instruction.
Crouch & Mazur, American Journal of Physics, 2001. Harvard peer-instruction research.
Interactive Discussions
Facilitated classroom discussions encourage students to think critically about legal issues, consequences and decision-making.
- Encourages student participation
- Develops confidence expressing opinions
- Helps students engage with real-life legal issues
Featured · NCCA Aligned
TY Legal Literacy Micro Module
Our flagship 20-hour Transition Year programme, developed in accordance with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) template and guidelines. Combines facilitator-led workshops with independent eLearning, integrated quizzes and progress tracking.
20hrs
What's included
- 3-hour facilitator-led workshop
- 17-hour independent eLearning course
- Integrated quizzes and progress tracking
- NCCA template and guidelines
Programmes
Our Workshops
Practical, discussion-led legal education for post-primary students across the Republic of Ireland. Workshops are tailored to each group, with multiple time formats and an optional mock trial included in 3 and 4 hour sessions.
40
Students · 2hr workshop
Max 50 students with additional fee.
35
Students · 3hr workshop
Capped at 35 due to mock trial format.
35
Students · 4hr workshop
Capped at 35 due to mock trial format.
Post-Primary · TY
Transition Year Workshops
Standalone TY Programme
Our most popular standalone TY programme. Interactive workshops covering consent, cyberbullying, driving laws, criminal age of responsibility, underage drinking and smoking laws.
- 2hr: in-depth conversation, no mock trial
- 3hr: includes mock trial with wigs and gowns
- 4hr: mock trial plus deeper topic analysis
- Tailored to each group's TY programme
Post-Primary · LCA
Leaving Certificate Applied
SPHE-Aligned Workshop
Aligned with the updated SPHE programme for LCA. Covers healthy and respectful relationships, abuse and violent relationships, and young people's rights and responsibilities under the law.
- Aligned to core SPHE strands
- Healthy and respectful relationships
- Abuse and violent relationships
- Rights and responsibilities under the law
Post-Primary · Junior Cycle
Junior Cycle Wellbeing
Wellbeing Curriculum Workshop
Aligned with the Junior Cycle Wellbeing curriculum. Covers Coco's Law, digital safety, rights in public places, dealing with law enforcement and underage offences.
- Coco's Law and image-based offences
- Digital safety and online rights
- Rights in public places
- Dealing with law enforcement
Add-on available: Cyber Dignity workshop (in-person or online, also available to parents)
Post-Primary · Senior Cycle
Senior Cycle Wellbeing
Wellbeing Curriculum Workshop
Aligned with the Senior Cycle Wellbeing curriculum. Covers Coco's Law, digital safety, rights in public places, dealing with law enforcement and underage offences.
- Coco's Law and image-based offences
- Digital safety and online rights
- Rights in public places
- Dealing with law enforcement
Add-on available: Cyber Dignity workshop (in-person or online, also available to parents)
Post-Primary · 5th / 6th / LCA
Coercive Control & Domestic Violence
Senior Year Standalone Workshop
A standalone workshop for senior students. Recognise the signs of coercive control, understand healthy versus unhealthy relationships, and learn about legal protections and how to seek help.
- Recognising signs of coercive control
- Healthy versus unhealthy relationships
- Forms of domestic abuse
- Legal protections and how to seek help
Add-On Workshop
Cyber Dignity
Available to Students & Parents
A specialist add-on workshop on digital safety and image-based offences. Can be delivered in-person or online, and is available for both students and parents.
- Coco's Law, cyberbullying, explicit images
- Child protection and distribution without consent
- Cyber defamation and image-based violence
- Sextortion, cyber vetting and money mules
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Onsite
Kate or a Garda Vetted facilitator delivers directly in your setting. Interactive, engaging and tailored to your group.
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Virtual
Fully interactive live workshops delivered via any video conferencing platform your organisation already uses.
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Blended
Combine onsite or virtual workshops with the TY Micro Module's eLearning component for full programme delivery.
Need More Information?
Contact us and we'll find the right programme for your group.
Real Cases
When Not Knowing the Law Has Consequences
Digital Law
Coco's Law — Image-Based Abuse
Nicole "Coco" Fox Fenlon took her own life in 2018 after intimate images were shared without her consent. Her case changed Irish law. The non-consensual sharing of intimate images now carries up to 7 years imprisonment.
Criminal Law
A caution that closed doors
A 16-year-old received a Garda caution for shoplifting and thought nothing of it. Three years later it appeared in Garda vetting and blocked his career in childcare — with no appeals process available.
Workshops
Frequently Asked Questions
All LawEd workshops are delivered by qualified solicitors and barristers with backgrounds in law, psychology and education. No pre-recorded content — students engage directly with practising legal professionals.
Both options are available. We deliver in-person workshops at schools across Ireland and online sessions via video link. Schools can choose whichever format best fits their timetable and class setup.
Workshops are typically 60 to 90 minutes long and designed to fit within a standard class period. Longer half-day and full-day programmes are available for senior cycle students or whole year groups on request.
Workshops are designed for full classes of 25 to 30 students, but we also deliver to larger groups, year-group assemblies and small intervention groups. Tell us your numbers and we will tailor the format.
Topics include consent and digital rights, Coco's Law and image-based abuse, criminal law and Garda interactions, coercive control, employment law for young workers, hate crime, online safety and the Irish court system. We tailor content by year group.
Yes — content is mapped to year group, from Junior Cycle through LCA, LC and TY. Sensitive topics are handled with care and aligned to wellbeing and SPHE frameworks where relevant. Sample content is available on request.
Yes — LawEd workshops align with SPHE, CSPE, Wellbeing and TY programme requirements. Content is grounded in Irish law and references Irish legislation, Garda procedures and the Irish court system, not adapted from UK or US material.
Use the Book a Workshop button on this page or get in touch via the contact form. We will discuss your year groups, topic priorities and dates, then send a proposal with pricing tailored to your school's needs.