Junior Cycle
25 Fact Sheets are available from the NCCA website that give information on the different subjects studied in the first year.
The Transition to Secondary School
Moving Up – the experiences of 1st year students
Secondary School Subjects
School Days: Transition from Primary School to Secondary School
The transition from Primary to Secondary school is both exciting and challenging for students and their parents! It’s natural to feel worried about all the changes ahead, but there is no need, as it will all work out in the end. In Eureka, each First Year Class will have a Tutor, and there is also a mentor system in place, where each student is assigned a Prefect, whom they will meet every day to help them settle in. The greatest challenge facing First Years initially tends to be organisation, as they have to get used to their Timetable and the Code of Behaviour. But as long as they do their best and have respect for themselves and others, they will be fine. As they embark on this new adventure, we encourage them to make lots of new friends and to get involved in extracurricular activities so that they leave school with a holistic education. ‘School days are meant to be the best days of your life!‘
New Junior Cycle
The recent launch of the Framework for Junior Cycle at a conference on ‘Assessment in a new Junior Cycle’ has been a talking point for the education community. Catch up on the conference speakers, the Framework and much more by clicking on the links.
Framework for Junior Cycle 2015
The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD, today announced the publication of the Framework for Junior Cycle 2015.
The document sets out a clear vision and detailed outline of how teaching, learning and assessment in the Junior Cycle will be reformed to ensure a learning experience for young people that is highly engaging for them and appropriate to the needs of the 21st century.
Students will be at the centre of the learning process and will engage with a modernised curriculum across all subjects. They will experience new ways of learning and a broader range of skills, while innovative classroom-based assessment will support that learning.
Through the new Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement, parents and students will receive a much more rounded, balanced and enriched picture of the students’ progress and achievements across all areas of learning in the Junior Cycle.