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Step Up Project

Junior Cycle Step Up Project report launched: results of Stratford College's teaching and learning practices
Subject Blogs, Business/LCVP, English/Drama, Science/Maths, General School News, Junior Cycle / 9 March 2022

Junior Cycle Step Up Project report launched: results of Stratford College's teaching and learning practices

In 2018 Stratford College in Rathgar, Dublin 6 was one of 9 schools nationwide who were chosen to participate in a Department of Education initiative called Step Up. The goals identified for the Step Up project were to achieve higher quality learning experiences and outcomes for students through more effective implementation of aspects of the Framework for Junior Cycle (2015). Stratford College’s report can be accessed at the following link here.

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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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