Transition Year Programme Overview

Transition Year (TY) is a one-year programme taken after Junior Cycle and before the two-year Leaving Certificate programme. The objective of Transition Year is to promote the personal, social, educational and vocational development of students and to prepare them for their role as autonomous, participative, and responsible members of society.

The following are the guidelines for TY from the Department of Education and Skills.

• It is designed to act as a bridge between the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate programmes.
• It is available to all second-level schools and currently some 550 schools offer the programme.
• Transition Year may be optional or mandatory for students depending on the school’s policy.
• Each school designs its own Transition Year programme, within set guidelines, to suit the needs and interests of its students.
• In establishing its own distinctive programme content, the school takes into account the possibilities offered by local community interests.

In Mungret Community College our mission for our Transition Year through our programme, encourages the students to take ownership and responsibility for their learning and promotes the students to enter into the spirit of transition year with a strong work ethic, an open mind and a commitment to embracing all aspects of the year ahead.

We has three core values;

• a continued emphasis on academic standards

• ensuring the wellbeing of our students, in a nurturing and supportive environment

• giving the students the opportunity to reflect on the past, enjoy the present and to look forward to and be prepared for their future.

Transition Year Module Rotation & Calendar 2023/2024

Module Dates

Work Experience

• Week 1 - Monday 27th November - 1st December inclusive.
• Week 2 - Monday 4th March - 8th March inclusive.

*Please note that any students not involved in the ski trip will partake in a third week of work experience.

Core subjects and modules offered:

Transition year is divided into modules of learning and each module is approximately 6 weeks in duration. The timetable for transition year balances the core subjects and offers students a variety of learning opportunities through motor mechanics, sign language, wood technology, agricultural science, physics, chemistry and music studies to mention a few. English, Irish and Maths will have 4 classes a week, MFLanguages will have 3 classes a week, ICT google certification will have one class a week, Physical education will have a triple class taking place off-campus, guidance will have one class a week.

Work experience:

Experiential learning is an integral part of Transition Year, and work placement offers our students a hands-on experience of working life. There are two weeks assigned for work experience throughout the year (refer to calendar for dates.) It is important when choosing a placement that it reflects the student’s genuine interest in this area of work, and therefore will be a productive learning experience. All students will receive a work placement information pack which will include;

• an insurance letter for the employer
• a risk assessment form

All employers will be asked to fill out a student evaluation form. The students will also complete a work experience diary for the week on googleclassroom.

All the above documentation will be made available closer to the time of placement.