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Form III Parents’ Evening

Welcome

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Transition Year Core TeamNeville Atkinson - Year Head, PAL & Outdoor Pursuits

natkinson@villiers-school.com

Shane Hanna - Tutor, PAL & Overseas Students

Anita Mahon - Tutor & PAL

John McCrohan - Programme Co-ordinator (TY & LCVP), jmccrohan@villiers-school.com

Emily Nolan - Tutor, PAL & Guidance Counsellor

Mary Quinn - Deputy Headmistress

Anna Redfern - SEN Liaison

Mike Storey - Tutor & PAL

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Pastoral CarePastoral Care is led by the Year Head who:• Liaises with Form Tutors to address pastoral issues of concern. • Reports to and liaises with the pastoral team regarding the year

group.• Has a watching brief over students’ academic progress and

takes appropriate action if students are displaying academic problems.

• Communicates with parents, in particular those experiencing difficulties, in relation to progress in TY.

• Has a significant role in implementing the Code of Behaviour and supporting the PBIS initiative.

• Schedules Year group assemblies.• Monitors punctuality and absenteeism.

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Transition Year Programme

Core Subjects

Subject Sampling

Specific Modules

Special Features

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Core Subjects

• English• Maths• Irish• French

• WSC• PE• Social & Health

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Subject Sampling

• See Challenges Facing Young People on the DES presentation• Subject Sampling in TY guides students towards making informed

decisions on what subject they should do for the Leaving Cert. – Villiers School offers 20 Leaving Cert. choice subjects

• During subject sampling TY students attend classes for 8 of the choice subjects, they get to try out the subject, see is it for them, see if they are suited to it; consider if it is suitable per their career/college aspirations

• In the Spring of TY, students vote, ranking their top 6; this voting is computerised and from this comes the 5th year

• Students who do TY prove to be more mature, more educationally adventurous and better prepared for the challenges that lie ahead.

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Subject Sampling

• Art• Construction• Design & Communication Graphics• Home Economics• Music• RE• Technology

• Accounting• Business• Economics

• History• Geography

• Chinese• German• Spanish• Japanese

• Applied Maths• Physics• Chemistry• Biology• Ag. Science

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Subject Sampling - Blocks

Block I Block II Block III Block IV

Accounting Ag. Science Art Applied Maths

D & CG Business Chemistry Biology

Geography Japanese Construction History

Music Physics Economics Technology

Spanish RE German  

Home Ec.  

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Subject Sampling

Example taken from the academic year ‘13 / ‘14

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Specific Modules• Art and Craft• Chinese• Craft/Metalwork• Driving Theory Test • Enterprise• Environment• European Studies• Food Safety• Film Studies & Visual

Literacy • First Aid• ICT – ECDL• ICT – Wizzkids

• Journalism / Red Sokz• Music Workshop• Motor Mechanics• Origami• Photography• Social Awareness – YSI• Website content development

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Special Features

• Career Aptitude Test • Debating• Excursions / Field Trips• Fashion Show• First Aid - Irish Red Cross • Gáisce - President’s Award • Mock Interviews• Musical Showcase• Outdoors Pursuits

• One Substantial Project– Enterprise– Social Awareness-YSI– Environment– European Studies

• PowerPoint presentations• Visiting Speakers• Youth Leadership• Work Experience

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www.gaisce.ie www.youngsocialinnovators.ie/

www.btyoungscientist.ie/ www.forumoneurope.ie/ www.european-studies.org

Awards & Competitions

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Enterprise

http://www.ecounesco.ie/programmes/young-environmentalist-award.html

www.greenschoolsireland.org

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Gáisce - President’s Award

is an award programme designed to encourage: initiative, self-discipline, leadership and caring skills

in young people between 15 and 25.

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Gáisce - President’s Award National Challenge Award from the President of

Ireland to young people aged 15 to 25 Awards are presented to young people who agree

and complete a challenge in four activities:Community 1 hour per week for 13

weeksSkill 1 hour per week for 13

weeksPhysical 1 hour per week for 13

weeksAdditional Activity 1 hour per week for 13

weeks

Adventure 25km hike; 2 days; camp out overnight

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• TY students do an Aptitude Tests (DAT) and an Interest Test (CII) in school at the end of Term I.

• In the Spring, TY students are scheduled to meet individually with the school Guidance Counsellor where results of the above tests will be discussed; parents are welcome to attend this meeting.

Careers

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• www.cao.ie – Central Applications Office• www.careerdirections.ie – careers database• www.fas.ie – National Training and Employment

Authority • www.qualifax.ie – National Courses Database• www.careersportal.ie – Careers Portal• www.ucas.com – UK version of the CAO• Links from the above into universities, colleges

etc..

Career Websites

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Work Experience• Two weeks before the February mid-term tbc.• Covered by the a school insurance policy

– A photocopy of the insurance letter will be available in November and given to students when they have secured their work experience

• Development of job seeking skills – students learn how to job-hunt and actively look for their

own work experience; start thinking/looking asap• Extra weeks are an option but preferably at mid-term

breaks, Easter and Christmas holidays• Even a negative experience can be a very good learning

experience

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TY Dates – 2014-15Some provisional dates of to look forward to:• Induction: first two weeks of term (presentation of our TYP, selection of

subjects/options, team building in Lough Derg Yacht Club, Hike)• Lough Derg Way: Villiers to Dromineer circa. 70kms on foot in three to

four stages, spread out through the year, aiming to encourage students to work on becoming physically fitter during their TY; buy the boots now, start breaking them in

• Sailing, Pony Trekking / Laser Shooting - October• The Burren (Caving, rock climbing & Burren walk) - October• Fashion Show – October 23rd • Orienteering – December• Drama – performance end of January tbc.• Work Experience – tbc.• Outdoor Pursuits Week in Achill April 27th

• Young Social Innovators Showcase in the RDS – May• Europe Day - May• Musical Showcase - May

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