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TRANSITION YEAR TRANSITION YEAR PROGRAMME.PROGRAMME.
LORETO SECONDARY SCHOOL, LORETO SECONDARY SCHOOL,
FERMOY, CO. CORK.FERMOY, CO. CORK.
TRANSITION YEARTRANSITION YEARWhy 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
self-awareness, esteem & confidence. opportunity to sample Senior Cycle
subjects to inform your daughter’s decisions and subject choices.
T.Y. IS SCHOOL BASEDT.Y. IS SCHOOL BASED• 45 TIMETABLED CLASSES PER WEEK.
• TEACHERS’ EXPERTISE IS USED WITHIN AND BEYOND SUBJECT SPECIFIC AREAS.
• INDIVIDUAL SYLLABII WRITTEN WITH SENIOR CYCLE SKILLS PRIORITISED.
• VARIED TEACHING & LEARNING STRATEGIES.• VARIED METHODS OF ASSESSMENT.
• SCHOOL-BASED CERTIFICATION.
• INSPECTORATE MONITOR T.Y. WITHIN ALL SCHOOLS:
PEELING THE LAYERS OF PEELING THE LAYERS OF A T.Y. PROGRAMME.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).
• 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.