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Transition Year
Overview
2020/21
Contents P3. What is Transition Year? P4. The Aims of Transition Year P5. Have the courage to challenge yourself P6. How can students benefit from TY? P7. The Transition Year Curriculum P8. Transition year timetabled subjects P9. Gaisce P10. Young Social Innovators P11. GAA Future Leaders Programme P12. Junk Kouture P13. Mini Company P14. Young Scientist P15. Public Access to Law P16. Work Experience P17,18. Wednesday timetable (Instead of Work Experience) P19,20. Transition Year Calendar Events P21. TY Assessment P22. TY Interviews P23,24. TY Credit System P25. TY Fees P26. The TY Team P27. A Word on COVID
What is Transition
Year?
• Transition Year offers pupils a broad educational
experience with a view to the attainment of
increased maturity, before proceeding to further
study and/or vocational preparation. ‘The Mission of Transition Year is to promote
the personal, social, educational and
• It provides a bridge to help pupils make the vocational development of pupils and to
transition from a highly-structured environment to prepare them for their role as autonomous,
one where they will take greater responsibility for participative, and responsible members of
their own learning and decision making. society.’
• Pupils will participate in learning strategies which
are active and experiential, and which help them -Department of Education & Skills,
to develop a range of transferable critical thinking Transition Year Guidelines for Schools
and creative problem-solving skills.
• The Transition Year should also provide an
opportunity for pupils to reflect on and develop an
awareness of the value of education and training in
preparing them for the ever-changing demands of
the adult world of work and relationships.
The Aims of Transition
Year
The following aims are taken from the DES ‘Transition
Year Guidelines for Schools’ document. They are
strongly reflected in the Naas Community College
Transition Year programme design:
1. Education for maturity with the emphasis on
personal development including social awareness
and increased social competence.
2. The promotion of general, technical and academic
skills with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and
self-directed learning.
3. Education through experience of adult and
working life as a basis for personal development
and maturity.
Have the Courage to
Challenge Yourself!
It is often said that ‘You get out of TY what you
put into it’. It really is true.
Remember that our school mission statement
calls on us to have the courage to challenge
ourselves.
We strongly recommend that you throw yourself
into the TY experience – Be open to trying new
things, be enthusiastic, and don’t put limits on
yourself.
How can students benefit from TY? o Become more mature and prepared for the Leaving Certificate o Become a more self-directed learner o Sample a wide range of leaving certificate subjects o Gain experience of the world of work o Gain insight into future career possibilities o Explore new skills and talents o Gain a sense responsibility and Independence o Catch up on areas you may have missed at Junior Cycle o Improve your CV o Become a socially responsible citizen o Students can undertake projects of interest o Take part in learning opportunities beyond the traditional classroom setting o Set up a company o Organise learning experiences for the whole school o Compete in national competitions
The Transition Year Curriculum The TY Curriculum is
broken into 5 main layers
• All students study the core subjects of as shown below:
English, Irish, Maths and a language.
• Students have the opportunity to sample a
wide range of leaving certificate subjects
before they make their choice for fifth year.
• Students undertake wellbeing subjects such
as Career Guidance, RSE, PE and Gaisce.
• Transition Year specific subjects include
Mini-company, Junk Couture, Young
Scientist, GAA Future Leaders, Young Social
Innovators, public Access to Law and work
experience.
• TY students avail of once-off events such as
trips, guest speakers and workshops.
Transition Year Timetabled Subjects Timetabled Subject Curriculum Layer Timetabled Subject Curriculum Layer English CORE Business Studies SUBJECT SAMPLING Irish CORE Music SUBJECT SAMPLING Maths CORE Biology SUBJECT SAMPLING Language (environmental studies if CORE Geography SUBJECT SAMPLING exempt) PE WELLBEING Physics SUBJECT SAMPLING Social Studies – Gaisce, Wellbeing, RSE WELLBEING Design and Communication Graphics SUBJECT SAMPLING Young Social Innovators/GAA Future TY SPECIFIC Classical Studies SUBJECT SAMPLING Leaders Programme Mini Company/Junk Kouture/Young TY SPECIFIC Chemistry SUBJECT SAMPLING Scientist Musical Performance TY SPECIFIC Home Economics SUBJECT SAMPLING History SUBJECT SAMPLING Music SUBJECT SAMPLING Construction Studies SUBJECT SAMPLING Art SUBJECT SAMPLING Career Guidance TY SPECIFIC
Gaisce • All transition year students have the opportunity to complete the Bronze President’s Award. • Gaisce encourages self-directed learning and empowerment of students in three main areas: personal skills, community involvement and physical skills. • Students must also complete a hike in the Wicklow Mountains over two days.
Young Social Innovators • Our Transition Year group 2020/21 will be the first group in Naas Community College to enter the Young Social Innovators Competition. • The aim of Young Social Innovators is to reimagine the world we live in and make positive changes in their local community and beyond. • Our Young Social Innovators will have the opportunity to make their voices heard at a regional ‘speak-out’ competition in spring 2021.
GAA Future Leaders
Programme
• Our Transition Year groups 20/21 will be
the first in our school to take part in the
GAA Future Leaders Programme.
• It is a cross-curricular programme
comprising of a series of modules
designed to encourage maturity,
initiative, responsibility and leadership
skills in pupils.
• The Programme gives pupils the
knowledge and skills to support all roles
required in the effective staging of Gaelic
Games.
• As part of the Programme students are
challenged to organise and run both on-
field and off-field events for younger
students.Junk Kouture
Junk Kouture is a fashion competition
using recycled materials, which
challenges young people to design,
create and model high end couture
from everyday junk.Mini-Company
With the support of their teachers, our
young entrepreneurs have the
opportunity to:
• Form a company.
• Discover their ‘million-dollar idea’.
• Create a business plan.
• Bring their product to the market.BT Young Scientist • The BT Young Scientist Competition gives students the opportunity to explore science outside of the curriculum. • Students can explore ‘real-life’ science that interests them. • Students have the opportunity to propose hypotheses, run pilot tests and relevant experiments, collect data, and draw conclusions.
Public Access to Law • A specially devised law programme which gives students a unique insight into law as seen through the eyes of a practising barrister or solicitor. • Students have the opportunity to enter the PAL national mock trials competition. • Students can complete The PAL written examination (optional).
Work Experience • Transition year places a large emphasis on ‘learning through doing’. Work experience provides students with hands-on experience of the working world. • Work experience is usually held every Wednesday. • Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, work experience is on hold for the majority of students until after the midterm break. • Instead, students will complete online work on Wednesdays. This work will be done from home
Wednesday Timetable until Midterm Break
(Instead of work experience)
9am -11am Computer science (Ms. O’Grady)
11.30am -1.00pm Gaisce at home, reflective practice (Mr. Bolger, Ms. Donohoe)
2pm-4pm Preparation for Work courses (Ms. Donohoe)
-See information on the next slide
*Full information about Wednesday courses will be provided for students upon return to schoolPreparation for Work Online Courses Wednesday 2pm-4pm (until midterm break)
Transition Year Once-off Calendar
Events
o Self-defence Workshops http://www.closeencountersireland.com
o Tinpot Radio Productions https://www.tinpot.ie/
o Team-Building and Leadership workshops
No events have been scheduled
https://www.developme.ie/ before October midterm to allow
o School of Life Preparation for work course teachers and students time to
https://schooloflife.ie/post-primary adjust to school life again
o First-Aid course https://www.firstaidcoaching.ie/ *
Workshops will resume in
o Work experience induction course
https://www.firstaidcoaching.ie/tywec.html adherence to national guidelines
after October midterm
o Public-speaking workshop http://www.dramaclub.ie/
*
o Driving Mini-coopers at Mondello https://mondellopark.ie/early- A number of the events listed here
drive/
can be moved online if necessary
o Public Access to Law Workshops http://www.palddp.ie/
o Gaisce hikes
o TY Musical
o Potential TY Tour – decision will be made at a later date due to
COVID (Additional cost)Transition Year Calendar of Events 2020/21
September October November To be added:
No external events planned No external events planned • 9th/10th/12th Public
Speaking workshop • Manual Handling
• 19th Develop me workshop Practical Training
• 26th/27th ‘School of Life’ • Future of Work talk
workshop
• Public Access to Law
• Other workshops
and outings to be
organised during
the year
December January February
To be decided 25th/26th/28th Tinpot Productions 22nd /23rd /25th First Aid
Course
Dates for rotation of
option subjects:
March April May • Block 1: 7th
• 8th Develop me Workshop Part 2 • 12th Gaisce Practice Hike End of Year Ceremony to be September – 23rd
• 15th Gaisce hike Punchestown • 15th April Gaisce Overnight Hike confirmed October
• 24th, 25th, 26th Musical in The Moat • 15th /22nd Self Defence Workshops 13th May overnight gaisce • Block 2: 2nd
• 26th/ 27th Driving Mondello hike November – 22nd
• 28th – 30th Possible overnight trip (optional and December
at additional cost*) • Block 3: 6th January –
5th March
• Block 4: 22nd March –
4th JuneAssessment • Assessment is an integral part of teaching and learning in transition year. All assessment in transition year is school-based. • In transition year numerous methods of assessment are used including summative and formative assessments, written, practical, oral and aural work. • In transition year, significant emphasis is placed on project work and presentation. Students will receive a report of work experience and they will reflect on their own personal progress using their journal and portfolio. • At Christmas, students receive a written report detailing their progress and a credit sheet at the end of TY. • An end of year celebration takes place in May. Students are presented with their certificates.
Transition Year Interviews • All Transition Year students complete a Christmas and summer interview. • This gives them the opportunity to showcase their achievements, pieces of work, and discuss where they would like to improve. • Students are awarded credits based on their interviews.
Transition Year Credit System
• Achievement is recognised in TY using a
credit system.
• Students are awarded credits based on
their efforts and participation throughout
the year.
• Teachers assign credits based on
completion of work, participation and
attendance.
• Credits are also awarded for their Christmas
and summer interviews, extra-curricular
leadership, reflective practice and
participation in the school musical.
• At the end of the year students will be
awarded either higher distinction,
distinction, merit, achieved, partially
achieved or fail based on credits awarded
throughout the year.Transition Attendance/Behaviour ·
·
1 credit deducted per absence
5 marks deducted per formal detention
60 Credits
· 10 marks deducted per suspension
Year
Core subjects (English, Irish, Maths, Language) 40 per subject 160 credits
2020/21
Credit Sheet Social Studies 20 credits
Computer science 10 credits
Preparation for work courses 10 credits
Subject sampling options line 1 10 per module 40 credits
Subject samping options line 2 10 per module 40 credits
Subject sampling options line 3 10 per module 40 credits
Musical 40 credits
Gaisce 60 credits
TY Specific ( Mini Company, Young Scientist, Junk Courture) 40 credits
TY Specific (Young Social Innovators/GAA Future Leaders 40 credits
Work Experience 40 credits
Christmas Interview 40 credits
Summer Interview 40 credits
Extra-Curricular Leadership 20 credits
Total Credits 700 creditsTransition Year Fees • The usual fee for Transition Year is €400 for activities plus the €100 administration fee. • €200 plus the €100 admin fee is due by the end of September. • As we do not know how many of our planned activities will go ahead, we will not ask for any further payment until first instalment has been fully accounted for. • As we understand that this is a very uncertain time for families, there will be an option to pay in instalments for anyone who wishes to do so. Please contact Veronica in the office if you wish to discuss this at naascc@kwetb.ie. • Please be aware that should an optional tour go ahead in spring 2021 there will be an additional cost involved.
The TY Team
The TY team is comprised of Coordinator, class tutors
and subject teachers under the support and direction
of school senior management. The primary focus of
the team is to support the students to fully participate
in and benefit from the programme.
• The TY Coordinator provides pastoral care to the
year group, deals with general issues as they arise,
deals with discipline and attendance, looks after
the implementation of the overall programme.
• Class Tutors support individual class groups,
provide pastoral care and monitor daily attendance
and notes from parents.
• Subject Teachers plan and deliver the individual
modules of the programme and assess the learning.
If you have any queries please contact Ms. Donohoe
(Transition Year Coordinator) at rdonohoe@naascc.ieA Word on COVID
We will proceed with TY with the same spirit
and determination as we always have.
However we must accept that there will be
changes to the programme and a lot of
positivity and creativity required.
At all times the safety of students and staff is
paramount. While always maintaining this
view, we will work with our students to
ensure an enriching and invaluable transition
year experience.
We are grateful for your support and
understanding as we navigate the
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