Transition Year 2020/21 - Skibbereen Community School
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Transition Year 2020/21
What is Transition Year? Transition Year is a one year school based programme between Junior and Senior cycle. It is designed to act as a bridge by facilitating the smooth transition from the more dependent learning of Junior Cycle to the more independent self directed learning required for Senior Cycle.
A Brief History • Introduced in 1973 • Currently 622 out of 735 schools offer the programme • Approx. 85% of all post primary schools • In 2016/17 over 40,451 students did TY (19670 Males, 20781 Females) • 45,000 currently in Transition Year
Aims of Transition
Year
• Education for maturity with emphasis on
social awareness and increased social
competence and courtesy.
• Education through experience of adult
and working life as a basis for personal
development and maturity.
• The promotion of general, technical and
academic skills.
• To introduce a new range of experiences
beyond the scope of the traditional
curriculum
Aims of Transition
Year
• To encourage initiative, self reliance
and responsibility.
• To develop critical thinking, problem
solving, teamwork, decision making
and communicating.
• To establish realistic educational,
occupational and life ambitions.
Benefits of TY • Challenges facing young people • Changing attitudes to education • Need for skills based learning • Time to mature and develop • Space to reflect and plan • Develop new competencies confident,communicate • A more informed subject choice • Multiple intelligences • More self directed learning-stem, smart futures • CTYI,RCSI, Want to be Dentist, Engr your Future • Looking into law
Benefits of TY re
Third Level
Students who did not do TY;
• One third of First year college students
drop out or fail a first year exam
• One third of First Years change courses
mid stream
• One third of First Years don’t complete
third level course
Students who did TY; • 1 to 1.5 times less likely to fail a first year exam • 2 times less likely to change course mid stream • 1. 5 – 2 times more likely to complete third level course
NCCA Longitudinal
Study
• TY students do better by an average of 26
points
• Repeat students only gain by an average of 5
points above those who do TY
• Educationally adventurous
• Retain subjects at higher level
ESRI Report • Twice as likely to apply for higher education courses (degree) • Outscored their counterparts by over a grade point in the Leaving Cert • Outperform the rest by 0.6 grades per subject
Curriculum Core subjects: English, Irish, Maths Optional subjects taught: students choose 6 subjects from 17 available subjects Ag Science Design & Communication Graphics Geography Biology Engineering History Chemistry Art Social & Scientific Physics Music Construction French Accounting Economics Spanish Business
Subject / Module Compulsory or Choice Number of periods Total number of
per week periods per week
Irish, English, Maths (core subjects) Compulsory 3 each 9
Optional subject - Each of the six subjects will be taught Compulsory 3 each 18
for three periods per week for the full school year.
First-Aid, Cookery, Driver Theory, Health Education and Compulsory 2 – rotating every 5 2
Information Technology Module weeks
Farming, Woodcraft, Food & Hospitality ,Applied Art, Vocational 3 3
Coding/Programming and Sports Administration & Module
Coaching.
Outdoor Pursuits/PE/PE/PE/PE Activity Module 2 2
Outdoor Pursuits, Musical, Mini-Company, Film & Radio, 2 2
Sustainability (Sustainable Development Goals).
Computers Compulsory 2 2
Religion/Community Activity. Compulsory 2 2
Guidance Compulsory 1 1
Tutorial Compulsory 1 1
42Compulsory Module:
First-Aid, Cookery, Health Education, Driving Theory,
Information Technology – Life skills
Vocational modules:
Farming, Woodcraft, Food & Hospitality, Applied Art,
Coding/programming, Sports Administration & Coaching.
Students can be left off to get their own Work Experience, this
can be easier said than done, and depends on where you live
and who you know. This is an opportunity to choose a
Module in an area that you are passionate about and may be
of interest in your career path. SCS will have a liaison person
from the community for each module area, which will assist
the school in securing work placements in local businesses
and industries in the West Cork area.
There are trips associated with these modules and the
possibility of related Work Experience.
Activity Modules:
Outdoor Pursuits, PE, Musical, Mini Co, Film & Radio,
Sustainability(SDG).
Students will choose one area of work for the year where
there will be an emphasis on practical work, initiative,
enterprise, teamwork and responsibilityExamples of Activities/PE
Football, basketball,
Soccer, Rugby, Yoga,
Personal safety , Gym &
General Fitness, Surfing,
Kayak, Crazy Golf,
Smugglers Cove, Archery,
Rock wall, Pitch & Putt,
Spinning, RIP 60Other Demos/activities
• Skibbereen Luncheon
Club
• Football Coaching
• Ludgate Hub/Study works
• School Bank/Mini-Co
• Ice skating/Go karting
• Mentoring- 1st Years
• Paintball/Smugglers Cove
• Waterford Greenway• Apprentice Chef • Tralee Nursing taster day/Griffith College • TY Teen Talk Bantry • CIT Week, I Wish conference • Gymnastics, Day Care, Residential Village • TY Home Economics Bake offs • Aladdin/Creative Schools • Kilfinane Outdoor Education Centre • Psych Slam/ Ocean Clean up • EYP, RCSI,CYTI, Hackathon Day • VEX Robotics Competition in CIT • BT Young Scientist, Defence Forces TY WE • Surfing, Kayak, Zip It, College Days
TY Pottery
Fundraising Charity collections – Hope Foundation, Angel Day ,Cork Simon, Daffodil day, Mercy University Hospital, Irish Heart Foundation and Skibb Community Hospital, Special Olympics, Arc House,Cork Autism
Work Experience • 2 separate weeks in the school year • Seek out work experience themselves or Liaison person in Module areas may assist the school in securing work placements in local businesses & industries in the West Cork area • Career oriented work placement • Prepared in advance by TY Coordinator • Monitored • Report on Work Experience by student and employer
Garda Vetting New legislation put in place from May 2016. This has made things more tricky for WE and Social P. Current Procedure: Fill vetting forms NVB 1 and NVB3 A photographic ID, Two proofs of address. Hand it to the TY Coordinator. The Garda Vetting forms are sent to the school management body, who send an online form to be completed by the applicant. Then it is sent to the Vetting Bureau, returned to the management body and then to the principal of the school. This can take 4 – 6 weeks. Places that require Garda Vetting Pre school, Primary Schools, Creche, Hospitals, Cork County Council Cope Foundation, Co-Action, Skibbereen Day Care, Library, Residential Village, Luncheon Club Skibbereen Community Playgroup, Baltimore Playgroup
Social
placement
• One week
• Types of Work: Caring for the
elderly/disabled, general
maintenance, administration,
education, sports club, SVP, IWA
• Report on social placement
• Monitored by TY Coordinator
• COPE Found/ Skibbereen Luncheon
Club /Day Care/Residential Village
• Sports CentreVisits; Guest Speakers • Build a Bank Challenge,Live Well Conference • Skibbereen Luncheon Club/Hackathon • The RSA Road Safety Roadshow/Creative Scho • West Cork Enterprise Board • Careers/Guidance Guest Speakers • Mr. Cathal Mc Carthy RSA/Ms Duggan • Mr. Pat Leonard Robotics/ Rory Jackson • Mr. James McCarthy FB DEV Officer • The Crash Scene Simulation at SCS
Transition Year Costs
2020/21
1. Each student is required to pay the sum of €200
towards the TY Programme costs.
2. The TY costs can be paid as a once off payment of
€200 or by 2 instalments of €100 using the Easy
Payments Plus or at the school office.
3. The first instalment will be due on or before, Friday,
29th of May, 2020 and the final instalment will be
due on or before Friday, 11th September, 2020Trips
1. The West Cork Scituate Student Exchange Programme. The
exchange will take place in October 2020 and March 2021.
The cost of this trip is €1200.
2. Kilfinane Outdoor Education Centre.
3. Mental Health Seminar Cork
4. CIT Open Day
5. Other Trips
There will be other trips and events that your son/daughter may
wish to participate in.
You will be informed of these and their associated costs well in
advance.
Examples of these are as follows:
Crazy Golf / Rock Climbing / Archery / Go Karting / Ice Skating
/ Bantry Driving Academy / Zip It/ Paint Ball/Waterford
GreenwayThis is a DES approved OETC- specialising in Team Building,
Wellbeing & Adventure skills programmes.
Activities include: River Walking, Archery, Kayaking,
Rock climbing, Hillwalking, Orienteering, Campcraft
Mountain Biking
Students wishing to go on the Kilfinane Trip are required to
pay a nonrefundable deposit of €50 on or before Friday
16/10/2020, to secure a place on this trip. Places are
allocated on a first come, first served basis. The cost of
this trip is €170School Expectations
The key to success in TY is that all students
push themselves as hard as they can in all
areas of TY and try as many activities as
possible.
What does success look like?
Complete assignments and reflective pieces
Punctuality and attendance
Respect and Courtesy
Embrace diversity and change
All students are expected to be in school
barring illness or exceptional circumstance.Assessment In TY students are assessed in the following ways: • Written Christmas and Summer exams • Practical assessment/orals/Aurals • Class tests, Presentations, Product, Service, Competition • TY Journal- Homework, Reflection,2WE, Social P,Mod,Act • Portfolio 6Tests, TY Journal, Vol Act, 2Projects, CV, Compulsory Elements. • Certificates on completion of modules
Certification
The success criteria for overall certification is as follows:
• Attendance: Less than 10 days Distinction
less than 15 days Merit
less than 25 days Pass
• Portfolio,
• Interview: A five minute interview with TY Coordinator.
• Participation, Behaviour and Punctuality.
• Self-directed learning and student development.
• Over all academic performance.TY Highlights
• Kilfinane OEC/Mountain Biking
• Collections for registered charities
• Surfing/Kayak/Pitch & Putt
• Mini Company ‘Entrepreneurs 'Day & West Cork
Young Enterprise Finals/Law for a day
• School Musical Dancing Queen
• Cookery, Driver Theory, Farming, Personal Safety
• Work experience/Social Placement/CIT/UCC
• Cookery/Apprentice Chef
• Go Karting/Ice Skating/Paint Ball/Zip ItComments
• Driving skills: I learned a lot of different rules of the road
that will be beneficial to me when I will do my driving
theory test.
• First Aid: I learned how to save the lives of other people. I
also learned about teamwork.
• Outdoor Education Week: It was a marvellous experience
and one which I will never forget.
• About TY: All in all it was a fun year.
It was a good year.
TY was a worthwhile experience.
Good year, matured a lot.•Transition Year to me was a very active, enjoyable and unforgettable year. It is a year to gain as much experience as possible and a year to learn about myself. I loved Transition Year and will never forget it •I became more confident after cooperating and interacting with people. I learnt how to communicate and work well as part of a team. •My overall highlight of the year was the school trip to Kilfinane Education Centre. We got a chance to bond and make friends with more students in our year.
‘To get involved in as many activities and clubs as possible as it gives you such an experience’ ‘I would tell any third year to take as many opportunities as they can, and something that you think will benefit you or your future’ ‘Make the most of the opportunities presented, what you put into Transition Year you will get out of it’ ‘Fail to prepare, prepare to fail’
A Thought…. • Success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success • Life is a rollercoaster of ups and downs. It’s about embracing all of it. • Focus, commit, believe and you will achieve
SUCCESS IS NOT A LUCKY BREAK, SUCCESS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT OF BIRTH, SUCCESS IS NOT A DIVINE RIGHT, SUCCESS IS A CHOICE Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going To map out a course of action and follow it to an end Requires courage. Reach higher, go further, achieve more because you can
CHARACTER REFERENCE
CASE STUDY: MARY • Killfinane- Absailing • Sports- Ladies Rugby • Social Placement- Luncheon Club • Charity Work- Simon • Coding with the Ludgate Group • Musical-Backstage Costumes • Surfing-Inchydoney
CASE STUDY: JOHN • SPORTS- U16 FOOTBALL TEAM • GAA-COACH AND REFEREE COURSE • KILFINNANE- MOUNTAINBIKING • ORGANISER- FITTEST YEAR GROUP • MINI COMPANY- LOCKER SHELVES • TY COOKERY COMP AND MUSIC
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