According to the NCCA's Junior Cycle website, "the Framework for Junior Cycle is based on proposals that emerged from a process of discussion and consultation". In this blog there are a number of links to explore the documents and background research that have gone into creating the Junior Cycle framework. There are also links to current consultations on subjects including Wellbeing, Visual Art and Modern Foreign Languages.
According to the NCCA's Junior Cycle website, "the Framework for Junior Cycle is based on proposals that emerged from a process of discussion and consultation". Explore the following links to read the documents and background research that informed the creation of the Junior Cycle framework.
Research and Background
www.juniorcycle.ie/Curriculum/Research
Read too the ongoing consultations on Junior Cycle subjects.
Consultation
www.juniorcycle.ie/Curriculum/Consultation
Draft Guidelines on Wellbeing in Junior Cycle (Final, April 2016)
Draft Specification for Junior Cycle Visual Art (Proposed new title for Art, Craft, Design) (January 2016)
Draft Specification for Junior Cycle Modern Foreign Languages (March 2016)
Senior Cycle Consultations include Economics, Applied Maths and Agricultural Science and can be seen here.
Ms Patricia Gordon, Principal
The 1st years completed a zombie lab today where they used their scientific methods and thinking to identify patient zero from the zombie suspects. Using measuring skills, pH, observation skills and much more they successfully identified the source of the outbreak!
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The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.
Stratford is celebrating Maths Week 2026 (12th - 18th October) with daily activities around the school, at breaktimes and in Maths classes! The tutor-time daily quiz is proving to be extremely competitive as each form group tries to solve it and then run to find Ms Matthews in order to win the box of chocolates!
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