Transition Year is an optional one-year school programme in the North Monastery Secondary School.
The purpose of Transition Year within our school is:
- to place emphasis on personal development including social awareness and increased social competence.
- to promote general, technical, and academic skills with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and self-destructed learning
- to give our students a learning experience of adult and working life as a basis for personal development and maturity.
Key Skills
Throughout the TY year, students will develop the following skills:
- Information processing
- Being personally effective
- Communicating
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Working with others
- Wellbeing
Subjects/Modules:
In the North Monastery Secondary School, our TY programme provides a wide range of subjects which change. At the end of each school year, we review and update the selection of subjects/modules offered.
Core Subjects:
| Gaeilge | English |
| Maths | MFL (French/Spanish) |
| World Religions | Physical Education |
| Career Guidance | Wellbeing/RSE |
Taster Subjects:
| Art | Biology |
| Business | Chemistry |
| Engineering Technology | Geography |
| History | Music |
| Politics and Society |
Specialist Modules:
Throughout the TY year, students are offered the opportunity to take part in a number of specialist modules.
| Coding | Digital Media Literacy (YMCA) |
| Diversity | Driving Theory |
| ICT | Leadership for Life (Foróige) |
| Life Skills & Catering | Mini Company |
| YSE |
Assessment:
Assessment is a key part of Transition Year within our school, it gives our students an opportunity to move beyond the narrow focus of end-of-year, written exams. The emphasis is on varied and on-going assessment with students themselves becoming involved in diagnosing their own learning strengths and weaknesses. Project work, portfolio work, and exhibitions of students’ work are an essential part of our programme.
TY Activities:
Our TY students engage in a wide variety of activities during the course of TY which can vary from year to year, some of these include:
TY Trip (dependent on the availability of a suitable location, cost and staff) |
Hillwalking |
| Careers Exhibitions/Motor Skills | Mental Health Workshops |
| Social Work Experience | Work Experience |
| Drama Workshops | Field Trips (Geography, History, etc.) |
| Green Flag / Amber Flag / Yellow Flag | Outdoor pursuits |
| Debating / Public Speaking | Day Trips |
| TY Musical (every second year) |
TY Contract
| TY Contract 2020-2021: Please download the form here and return it to the school office by September 8th, 2020. |
Work Experience
Due to COVID-19, Work Experience has been postponed, the school will update you regarding this in early September.
Provisional TY Work Experience dates for 2020/2021
| TY Social Work Experience | Monday, 16th November – Friday, November 20th, 2020 |
| TY Work Experience | Monday 1st February – Friday, February 12th, 2021 |
Work Experience Forms 2020-2021
Click to download and print forms.
- Form A – Social Work Experience – November 2020
- Form B – Work Experience – February 2021
Online Portfolio
Students will use Microsoft Teams to complete their coursework in school and at home. More information regarding Microsoft Teams is available here.
If you have any further queries regarding our Transition Year Programme, please e-mail transitionyear@northmonastery.ie