Transcript senior options 2014

TRANSITION YEAR
PROGRAMME.
LORETO SECONDARY SCHOOL,
FERMOY, CO. CORK.
TRANSITION YEAR
Why opt for Transition Year ?
 social, personal & economic challenges
facing our young people.
 changing attitudes to education & skills
based learning in the workplace.
 age profile of Irish students.
 time to mature and develop greater selfawareness, esteem & confidence.
 opportunity to sample Senior Cycle
subjects to inform your daughter’s
decisions and subject choices.
T.Y. IS SCHOOL BASED
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45 TIMETABLED CLASSES PER WEEK.
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TEACHERS’ EXPERTISE IS USED WITHIN AND BEYOND SUBJECT
SPECIFIC AREAS.
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INDIVIDUAL SYLLABII WRITTEN WITH SENIOR CYCLE SKILLS
PRIORITISED.
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VARIED TEACHING & LEARNING STRATEGIES.
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VARIED METHODS OF ASSESSMENT.
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SCHOOL-BASED CERTIFICATION.
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INSPECTORATE MONITOR T.Y. WITHIN ALL SCHOOLS:
PEELING THE LAYERS OF A T.Y.
PROGRAMME.
1. CORE SUBJECTS.
eg: English, Irish, Maths
2. SUBJECT SAMPLING.
eg: Geography, Biology, Physics, Art
3. T.Y. SPECIFIC SUBJECTS.
eg: Film Production, Student Enterprise, Mandarin
Chinese, Spanish, Social Innovation
4. CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
Curricular and extra-curricular activities, workshops,
trips and events throughout the academic year.
ASSESSMENT.
‘Assessment should be an integral part of
the learning process in Transition Year
not separate from it.’ (D.E.S. Guidelines).
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Oral /Aural assessment – beyond just language subjects.
Project work – written and creative - variety.
Self-assessment by students through interviews.
Peer-assessment through evaluation and discussion of learning outcomes.
Written /Practical Class tests.
Skills assessment – practical demonstrations of learning.
Regular written evaluation of activities and learning outcomes from trips.
Christmas and Summer reports.
Certification at end of Transition Year.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF
T.Y. BENEFITS.
LEAVING CERTIFICATE 2013:
Those students who completed our T.Y. programme
achieved an average of 85 points more than those
students who had moved directly from 3rd year to 5th
year.