2. Senior Cycle Review Supporting school-wide discussion

3. Senior Cycle Review Process
National Seminar Nov 2018
Summary Report
Nov 2018
School-based review
Sept 2018
Summary Report
Feb 2019
School-based review
Nov 2018
National Seminar Feb 2019
Induction of schools
May 2018
Second cycle
First cycle

4. Senior Cycle Review Process
Induction of schools
Overview report
Public consultation
Final advisory report
National seminars
Summary reports
School-based review
May 2018 March 2019 June 2019
Evidence from both cycles

5. First consultation cycle
The Purpose of Senior Cycle and Futures thinking
The purposes of senior cycle education
Inclusion
The needs of students form a senior cycle in the years to 2030

6. Second consultation cycle
Pathways and Flexibility
The structure of senior cycle
The educational programmes involved, the pathways available to all students
Flexibility, autonomy, customisation

7. Cycle one: The purpose of senior cycle and futures thinking
Questions for discussion as a staff, responses to be collated and returned to NCCA.
Senior cycle incorporates all programmes of study after junior cycle including Transition Year, Leaving Certificate Applied, Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme and Leaving Certificate Established.

8. Question 1
Currently, what are the best things about senior cycle in your school?

9. Question 2
What are the main challenges relating to senior cycle in your school?

10. Question 3
a) Looking toward the future, from your school’s perspective what do learners need to gain from senior cycle to succeed and participate actively in an ever- changing world?

11. Question 3
b) What changes to senior cycle would be needed to enable this to happen? Please explain your answer.

12. Question 4
a) How should senior cycle build on the student experience of the new junior cycle?

13. Question 4
b) Are there any challenges in building on the new junior cycle from your school’s perspective?

14. Question 5
a) Does the teaching and learning at senior cycle enable all students to achieve their full potential?

15. Question 5
b) Currently, to what extent do you feel that senior cycle is inclusive of all backgrounds, talents and abilities?

16. Question 5
c) How can we ensure that in the future, senior cycle education helps all students achieve their full potential?

17. Question 6
a) How do you currently define success in senior cycle (including TY, LCA, LCVP, LCE)?

18. Question 6
b) How should we define success in senior cycle?

19. Question 7
What have we missed?

20. Thank you