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Transition Year
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What is Transition Year?
• A non-examination year between Junior
Certificate and Leaving Certificate.
Junior Certificate
Leaving Certificate
Which may include LCVP
Transition year
Leaving Certificate Applied
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Is Transition Year
Compulsory? • Not in this School.
• Students may if they wish progress directly to Leaving
Certificate/Leaving Certificate Applied.
Junior Certificate
Leaving Certificate
Which may include LCVP
Transition year
Leaving Certificate Applied
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What can a Student hope to
achieve in Transition Year?
Experience
of Working
life
Skills
Development
Maturity
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Maturity
• One year older doing the Leaving
Certificate.
• Students are given the chance to think
about options and make more mature
decisions.
• Throughout the year students are
encouraged to take responsibility for
their own study/research.
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Experience of Working Life
• 3 weeks work experience forms a
compulsory part of Transition Year.
• Visits to various workplaces.
• Career Guidance
• Guest Speakers
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Skills Development
Social
SkillsCollecting for
Charity
Out of School
ActivitiesTY ModulesSocial Awarness
Educational Trips
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Skills Development
Practical
SkillsHome
Management
Road Safety SkillsArt/Construction/Engineering
Music
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Skills Development
Debating
SkillsOrganisational
Skills
Computer
Skills
Scientific
SkillsResearch
Skills
Teamwork
Skills
Intrapersonal
Skills
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The Curriculum
• Core Subject Layer
• Subject Sampling Layer
• Transition Specific Modules and
Activities.
• Work Experience
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Core Subjects
English
Irish
Maths
Religion
Life Skills
Career Guidance
Computers
Physical Education
Business
Enterprise
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Subject Sampling
Technology/ DCG/ Constructions
Home Management/ Music/ Engineering
Spanish/ French/Chineese
H&S / Road Safety/ Sports Coaching
History/ Geography/ European Studies
Accountancy/ Science/ Art
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Transition Specific Modules
• Safe Food for Life
• Heritage Studies
• Drumming
• Peer for Peer Programme
• TY School Musical
• Creative Writing
• Poetry Workshop
• Outdoor Pursuits
• SOAR Workshop
• Leadership Programme
• Presidents award (Gaisce)
• John Paul II Awards
• Debating and Public Speaking.
• ECDL.
• Mini-company
• Cardiac First Responder/First Aid
• “The Real Deal” RSE
• Healthy Eating
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Comments
• TY Students do better by an average of 26 points than those who do not follow the programme in Senior Cycle.
(NCCA Final Report 1999)
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Comments
TY Students are more likely to be
educationally adventurous. They are
more likely to retain subjects at
Higher Level.
(NCCA Final Report 1999)
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Comments
Students who do Transition Year, which
encourages students to organise
themselves for projects and study.
Seem to cope better with College.
(Education and Living, Irish Times March-2002)
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2014/15 TY 0utings
• St.Petersburg Outdoor Ed.
• Tochair Padraig Walks
• National Ploughing
Championships
• Jobs of The Future Castlebar
• Road Safety Show
• John Paul II Outings
• Lake Garda Tour
• Ger Carey Comedy Show
• Pure Skills Galway
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• Leadership Fun Run
• Health Feast Dublin
• Guys and Dolls
• Mayo Mini Marathon
• Tanagh Outdoor Ed. Ctr.
• Castlerea Prison
• Aberdeen Angus Breeders
Competition
• Reek Climb
• Geography Trip
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Charity Work 2015/16• Enable Ireland €588
• Irish wheelchair Association €308
• Cystic Fibrosis Ireland on going
• St. Vincent De Paul on going
• Irish Heart Foundation on going
• Irish Cancer Society on going
• Special Olympics on going
• TY Sleep out?
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Programmes 2015/16
• Gaisce Awards
• John Paul II Awards
• Peer for Peer Programme
• Leadership Programme
• Enterprise Competitions
• Healthy Eating Programme
• Youth For Justice (St.Vincent de Paul)
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Cost per Student
• €300 Payed by end May 2016
• Covers costs of all Workshops,
Modules, Guest Speakers, Events and
Transport to TY outings
• The 2 night Outdoor Ed. Ctr. cost is
not included (€130 approx)
• Foreign Tour (optional extra)
• ECDL (optional extra)
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Questions ?