GARBALLY COLLEGE TRANSITION YEAR 2021/2022

GARBALLY COLLEGE
      TRANSITION YEAR
         2021/2022

AIMS OF TRANSITION YEAR
• Maturity by taking more
  responsibility
• Skills & active learning
• Bridge gap between Junior
  Cycle and Leaving
  Certificate
• Build resilience and
  confidence by trying new
  things

TRANSITION
         YEAR PLAN

• Transition Year planning must be
  done months in advance due to
  varied activities that need to be
  booked. Schools compete to
  get the best workshops etc. on
  the dates they want them…..
• Students furnished with TY
  Timetable and Calendar plan
• Subject to change each year
  after careful evaluation of TY
  Modules / Activities / Workshops
• Student feedback, teacher
  feedback, value for money

TY STRUCTURE
4 Layers to the TY calendar
and timetable

CAREER DECISION MAKING PROCESS,
      WORK EXPERIENCE & REACH +

      • Work Experience is an essential
        part of the Transition Year
      • Currently using blended model –
        this includes..
      • One block week of work in
        February
      • 9 x 1 day work experience on
        Wednesdays
      • 9 x 1day social action experience
        on Wednesdays
                   (under curriculum review due to
                         COVID-19 19 pandemic).

DEVELOPING CAREER
        AWARENESS
• Students reflect on all work experience and
  social action by keeping a digital diary - Reach +
• Part of TY funds goes to the purchase of Reach+,
  a digital platform that students use for 3 years
• TY students work mostly on developing
  awareness about vocational identity through self
  assessment and reflection, vocational testing
  and class discussion. There is also a big emphasis
  on subject choice for Leaving Certificate
• In 5th and 6th year, students spend time
  developing their knowledge about further
  education, apprenticeships, 3rd level education,
  public jobs, funding etc..

• Transition Year is a one-year
               school programme between
               Junior and Senior Cycle.
             • It is designed to act as a bridge
TRANSITION     between the two by facilitating
               the smooth transition from the
     YEAR      more dependent learning of
               the Junior Cycle to the more
               independent self-directed
               learning required for the Senior
               Cycle

• 1. CALENDAR or ‘ONCE OFF’
                LAYER

PEELING THE
LAYERS OF     • 2.TRANSITION SPECIFIC LAYER
A TY
PROGRAMME     • 3. SUBJECT SAMPLING LAYER

              • 4. CORE SUBJECT LAYER

• WORK EXPERIENCE

            • SOCIAL ACTION*

            • VISITING SPEAKERS

            • OUTDOOR PURSUITS
CALENDAR
    LAYER   • FIELD TRIPS

            • SCHOOL MUSICAL

            • DRAMA

            • SCHOOL TOUR

• MINI-COMPANY

             • COMPUTING / LIFE SKILLS

             • CULINARY ARTS / BUDGETING
TRANSITION     FOR COLLEGE
 MODULES
  LAYER      • MUSIC

             • INDUSTRY TALK - ERICSSON

             • DEBATING/PUBLIC SPEAKING

• WELLBEING & RELATIONSHIP
               MODULE

             • TACKLE YOUR FEELINGS – Rugby
               Players Ireland & ZURICH
TRANSITION
 MODULES     • FORMULA 1 COMPETITION
  LAYER
             • ROAD SAFETY – DRIVER
               EDUCATION

             • SOCIAL AWARENESS

             • SPORT

• EXERCISE AND FITNESS
TRANSITION
             • YOGA / SWIMMING
 MODULES
  LAYER      • HIKING -THE PILGRAMS WAY
               PASSPORT

             • A LOOK INTO LAW – LAW LIBRARY

             • PERSONAL SAFETY

             • DEVELOP ME PROGRAMME

             • JOURNALISM

• DISABILITY TRAINING

TRANSITION
             • NUIG TY TASTER PROGRAMME
 MODULES
  LAYER      • CPR/FIRST AID

             • OUTDOOR SURVIVAL

             • FUNDRAISING

             • COLLEGE OPEN DAY

4 Laboratory       History &
 Science Subjects   Geography

 Engineering,
                    3 Business
 Construction
                    Subjects
 Studies & DCG

 Home Economics,
 Music & Art

SUBJECT SAMPLING LAYER

• ENGLISH
          • IRISH
  CORE    • MATHS
SUBJECT   • EUROPEAN LANGUAGE

  LAYER   • RELIGION
          • CAREER GUIDANCE
          • TUTOR CLASS

‘Assessment should be an integral
               part of the learning process in
               Transition Year not separate from
               it’
                                        (D.E.S.Guidelines)
             •   Portfolio assessment
             •   Oral /Aural assessment
             •   Project work
ASSESSMENT   •   Self-assessment
             •   Peer-assessment
             •   Written /Practical Class test
             •   Skills assessment
             •   2021 will likely see more
                 academic testing in English, Irish,
                 Maths

PARENTS’ ROLE

• Support the move towards maturity by checking in with
  your son about;

 • Self-directed learning: projects, teamwork, presentations,
   research etc
 • Reflections in journal: weekly, Learning Events via workshops
   and/or guest speakers, work experience
 • Support your son to secure work experience
 • Promote self- management skills e.g. meeting deadlines
 • Inter-personal skills: making new friends & working in a team
 • Wellbeing – You are a resilience builder

PERCEPTIONS OF TY

Difficult to study in 5th year? NCCA Longitudinal study (1999)
found:

  TY students scored on average 26 more points in their LC
  results
  (versus extra 5 for repeat candidates)

  1.3 times more likely to apply & enter third level & less likely to
  fail first year college exams

       Study compiled by Irish Secondary Students Union and DES
                                                         (2014)

PERCEPTIONS OF TY

  Garbally Teachers notice a huge difference in student
  maturity within 5th year students after completing TY

               ‘more ready for the academic work’
Doss Year?

Acronym for DOSS - Develop Other Skill Sets!

Learning differently to learning better academically in 5th and
6th year

• High drop out rate
             /dependency culture
           •    Age profile/maturity
MORE       •    Leaving home – feeling ready
PREPARED   •    Self-management skills
FOR LIFE   •    Time management skills
AFTER      •     Study skills –independent self-
SCHOOL         directed
           •    Group /Project work
           • Research skills
           •    ICT skills

•   Subject Choice
              •   Multiple Intelligences
              •   Occupational Testing
MORE          •   Learning Styles
PREPARED      •   Proactive skills
FOR 2 YEAR    •   Academic Resilience
LEAVING       •   Develop self-directed skills
CERTIFICATE   •   Assessment /Self assessment
              •    CAO choices /Course
                  requirements

TRANSITION YEAR
Self Directed Projects with Teacher Mentoring

SOME OF THE TRANSITION YEAR
  PROJECTS AVAILABLE
• Irish Angus Producer Group School Competition
• Scifest / Young Scientist
• Gaisce – The Presidents Award
• Build a Bank Competition
• CIF – Design a House
• Formula 1 in Schools & Defender Challenge
• Young Social Innovators
• FanTAXTic Competition www.iti.ie
• Student Enterprise Awards
• Debating
• Pope John Paul 2 Award
• Junk Couture
• Vex Robotics
• The Story of Your Stuff Competition

COST

  Total Cost: €350

  Deposit: €100

This fee covers workshops, courses, guest speakers, buses
and most activity-based trips. It does not cover Gaisce
overnight trip or school tour.

  Please do not hesitate to contact Kathleen Kelly in the office to discuss
  payment plans. Your enquiry will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

NEXT STEPS
• Chat about your options at home.
• Complete the form by 12 March
  2021 & return to office.
• Students will be interviewed for a
  place in TY. Their suitability will be
  assessed in accordance with their
  school record.
• If you are offered a place in TY,
  you will receive an email.
• To accept, the student should write
  a formal email to
  roisin.mcsharry@garbally.ie and
  pay the deposit of €100 by the
  date given.

ANY
QUESTIONS?