Transition Year

Transition year in Coláiste Iognáid is compulsory for all students. The Transition Year Programme is conducted according to the Department of Education’s 1993 Guidelines. The Programme promotes the personal, social, vocational and educational development of students and prepares them for their role as autonomous, participative and responsible members of society.  It is a unique one year programme for students who have completed the Junior Certificate. It provides a bridge to enable them to make the transition from the more dependent type of learning associated with the Junior Certificate to the more independent learning environment associated with the Senior cycle. It encourages personal and social development and recognises the need for students to grow in independence. Transition Year fosters academic achievement as students prepare for a Leaving Certificate programme, further study and adult and working life. It encourages the development of a wide range of transferable critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.

Our desire is that students at the end of Transition Year would have grown in greater maturity and confidence, as well as a greater appreciation of themselves, others and the world in which they live.

The Purpose of Transition Year

To promote maturity:

• Maturity in studies by making students more self-directed learners through the development of general, technical and academic skills
• Maturity in relation to work and careers by developing work-related skills
• Personal maturity by providing opportunities to develop communication skills, self-confidence and a sense of responsibility
• Social maturity by developing greater ‘people’ skills and more awareness of the world outside school

Useful link:

www.schooldays.ie/articles/Transition-Year-Initiatives-and-Resources