2018-2019

Launch of Report of Independent Review of Career Guidance Tools and Information
General School News, Career Guidance / 29 April 2019

Launch of Report of Independent Review of Career Guidance Tools and Information

The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. together with the Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. and Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development John Halligan T.D. launched the Report of the Independent Review of Career Guidance Tools and Information on Wednesday, 24th April. 

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Global Competency: Preparing Our Youth for an Inclusive and Sustainable World
Subject Blogs, Wellbeing, General School News, Junior Cycle, Student Council, Transition Year / 9 April 2019

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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2nd Year students thinking creatively for their Business  and Science CBAs
Subject Blogs, Business/LCVP, English/Drama, Science/Maths / 2 April 2019

2nd Year students thinking creatively for their Business and Science CBAs

The 2nd Years started work on their CBA (Classroom Based Assessment) in Business classes in late February and are now working on their Science CBA. Since September, the Science, Business and English teachers have been working very closely together on the Step Up Project to closely plan the 2nd Year CBAs in these three subjects. Stratford is one of the pilot schools for this Step Up project.

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