THE TRANSITION YEAR PROGRAMME European Studies Conference Dublin 2013

TRANSITION YEAR  INTRODUCED IN 1973  163 SCHOOLS BY 1993  MAINSTREAMED IN 1994  Over 550 SCHOOLS IN 2012/13  APROX. 30,000 STUDENTS  APROX. 80% OF ALL POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS  CERTIFIED by Dept. of Education and Science in 2000 Michael O'Leary

AIMS of Transition Year Michael O'Leary Education for MATURITY with emphasis on social awareness & increased social competence Education through experience of ADULT & WORKING LIFE as a basis for personal development & maturity Promotion of general, technical and academic SKILLS with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and self-directed learning

TRANSITION YEAR  Mission Statement of Transition Year  “To promote the personal, social, vocational, and educational development of students and to prepare them for their role as autonomous and participative members of society”  (Dept of Education, Transition Year Guidelines 1994/1995 ) Michael O'Leary

Transition Year Guidelines 2. Prepare students for their role as autonomous, participative and responsible members of society 3. Enable students to take a greater responsibility for their own learning and decision making. 4. Help students to develop a range of transferable critical thinking and creative problem solving skills Michael O'Leary

Transition Year Guidelines  5. Prepare students for the world of work.  6. Enable students to develop basic competencies in key areas according to their individual needs, including remediation where appropriate. This would include:  Identification and elimination of weakness  Development of self-confidence  The development of transferable and specific skills in students. Michael O'Leary

HALLMARKS OF A SUCCESSFUL TYP Programme Planning Written Programme Tailored Timetable Programme Delivery Active Teaching and Learning Focus and Locus of Learning Programme Balance Multi layered Programme Varied Assessment / Widely Certified Programme Management Communication - internal and external Evaluation Michael O'Leary

AREAS OF STUDY in Transition Year  COMMUNICATION  GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING  MATHS  PHYSICAL EDUCATION  PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT  AESTHETIC & CULTURAL STUDIES  PHILOSOPHICAL & RELIGIOUS EDUCATION  SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGIES  CIVIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL EDUCATION  BUSINESS STUDIES & ENTERPRISE EDUCATION  ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (Transition Year Guidelines, Department of Education 1994/95)  Michael O'Leary

PEELING THE LAYERS OF A TY PROGRAMME Michael O'Leary

T.Y. CALENDAR LAYER  WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS  VISITING SPEAKERS  OUTDOOR PURSUITS  EXCURSIONS  FIELD TRIPS  COMMUNITY OUTREACH  STUDY VISITS  TRADE FAIRS  COMPETITIONS  SCHOOL MUSICAL…….. Michael O'Leary

TRANSITION YEAR SPECIFIC LAYER  ‘Get up and Go’ Mini-company  Safe Food for Life  Mental Health Matters  Shaping Space  Tourism Awareness Programme  Public Access To Law  Log on Learn  European Studies  Road Safety  Young Social Innovators  Exploring Electronics Michael O'Leary

T.Y.SUBJECT SAMPLING LAYER  AB INITIO LANGUAGES  ARCHAEOLOGY /ANTHROPOLOGY  TECHNOLOGY /CONSTRUCTION STUDIES  SCIENCE –Physics, Chemistry, Biology  HOME ECONOMICS  BUSINESS STUDIES – Bus.Org/Acc./Econ.  I.C.T. / E.C.D.L.  LEGAL /POLITICAL STUDIES  ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Michael O'Leary

T.Y. CORE SUBJECT LAYER  ENGLISH  IRISH  MATHS  EUROPEAN LANGUAGE  R.E.  P.E. Michael O'Leary

Managing Transition Year Michael O'Leary TY Co-ordinator & Team Principal Deputy Principal Programme Co-ordinator TY Teachers Whole School staff Work Exp. Providers Calendar Events TY Students TY Parents

Michael O'Leary BALANCE IN THE T.Y. CURRICULUM TRADITIONAL SUBJECTS NEW MODULES Didactic Teaching Methods Active Teaching Methods ACADEMIC SKILLS SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING SKILLS Class based learning Out of school activities BASIC STUDY HABITS THE CAPACITY TO WORK IN GROUPS Traditional School TestsAssessment /Portfolios