Junior Cycle

Safer Internet Day 2021: Tuesday 9th February

This year’s Safer Internet Day (SID) celebrations will take place on Tuesday, 9th February 2021. The campaign’s slogan, “Together for a better internet”, is a call to action for everyone to join together and play their part in creating a better internet for everyone, and especially for younger users.

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State Examinations: DES Advice and Resources for Parents and Students

Click on the following links for Advice and Supports for Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle students and their parents/guardians.

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Stratford College Classics students win both the Junior and Senior Young Classicist Award 2020

On the 10th March, all of the 1st years along with students participating in the competition headed to UCD with Ms. Caspi and Ms. Donohoe. This is the second year of the competition. There were 200 students attending the action packed day with 100 students participating in the competition.

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TY students receive their Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement certificates (JCPA)

Congratulations to the TY students who were formally presented with their Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA) certificates on Friday, 13th December.

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New Subject Specifications in Junior Certificate Classical Studies and Jewish Studies

The last of the new subject specifications for Junior Cycle are commencing this year.

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Stratford College one of nine schools chosen to participate in DES School Excellence Fund – Step Up Project.

Stratford Teachers participating in the Step Up Project took part in a joint seminar in a Leadership for Learning series organised by support agencies of the Department of Education and Skills on Friday 17 May 2019. The project will continue next year.

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Global Competency: Preparing Our Youth for an Inclusive and Sustainable World

Can schools promote global competence?

Schools play a crucial role in helping young people to develop global competence by:

* providing opportunities to learn about global developments;
* teaching students how they can develop a fact-based and critical worldview of today;
* equipping students with the means to analyse a broad range of cultural practices and meanings;
* engaging students in experiences that facilitate intercultural relations;
* promoting the value of diversity

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3rd Year Science students make video to highlight climate change

3rd Year Science students have made this video to highlight the issues of climate change and join the #TAKEYOURSEAT and ACTNOW.BOT campaign headed by Sir David Attenborough at the UN conference for Climate Change.

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Junior Cycle Classical Studies teachers get their first in-service training of revised curriculum

On Tuesday, 20th November Junior Cycle Classical Studies teachers had the first in-service training day on the newly revised curriculum. Stratford College was part of this process.

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NCCA invites on-line consultations on draft specifications

The NCCA invites on-line consultations on draft specifications including Leaving Certificate Art and Junior Cycle Jewish Studies and Classics and Relationships and Sexuality Education.  See here for more details.

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