N.B. Deadline for Phase 2 Leaving Cert Politics & Society (2018/19) is Friday, 27th Oct, 2017. See Circular 0059/2017 and pdst.ie/sc/politicsandsociety/application
The DES are also offering CPD for teachers who anticipate they will be delivering the subject from 2018 in the interested schools. The circular gives more detail but the CPD is designed to equip teachers to deliver the subject and is not linked to Teaching Council recognition.