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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Junior Cycle: Information for parents and guardians
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) provides information about the new Junior Cycle for parents and guardians.
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The Framework for Junior Cycle 2015 provides for a new area of learning at Junior Cycle called Wellbeing.
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Education is changing: Curriculum Reform
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.
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Junior cycle reform: ‘Wellbeing’ a first-year subject in 2017
Subject will be integrated across junior cycle by 2020 as part of revised reform timetable. A new subject of wellbeing will be introduced to students starting the first year of secondary school in September 2017 under a revised timetable for the roll out of junior cycle reforms published Monday.
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The Key Skill of Managing Information
The upgrade to our teachers and students computer facilities has allowed us to schedule Computer Studies classes for all year groups (senior cycle students timetabled subject to subject options).
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JC English Media Studies Module: Advertising in Action
Advertising in Action is a module created around the Key Skills of the New Junior Cycle English. It involves students collaborating with other students, teachers and members of the business community. It endorses teamwork amongst students, creative and practical use of IT, peer and self assessment and develops their oral literacy. This module has greatly enhanced their oral, written and IT literacy and has reenergised Second Year students towards their studies.
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Watch Our Teaching and Learning in Action
In May 2015 The Irish Schoolheads Association in partnership with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) filmed Patricia Gordon, Principal, and two of our teachers, Ms O' Reilly and Ms Donohoe and their classes (1st Years and 2nd Years) describing and demonstrating how they use Peer Assessment and Active Teaching Methodologies in the teaching of their subjects.
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New English specification for Junior Cycle
Ms Annette Honan of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) will be speaking at the AGM of the Parents Association on Thursday 23rd October next.
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