Transition Year Programme (TYP) - North Monastery Co-educational Secondary, Cork

This information is specific to incoming students – TY Programme 2023-2024

Transition Year is an optional one-year school programme in the North Monastery Co-educational Secondary.

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 (2023-2024):

In the North Monastery Co-educational 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. Subject to change.

Core Subjects:

Gaeilge	English
Maths	MFL (French/Spanish/German)
World Religions	Physical Education
Career Guidance	Wellbeing/RSE

Taster Subjects:

Art	Biology
Business	Chemistry
Engineering Technology	Geography
History	Music
Politics and Society	Computer Science

Specialist Modules:

Throughout the TY year, students are offered the opportunity to take part in a number of specialist modules.

Coding	GAA Leadership Programme
Diversity	Leadership for Life (Foróige)
Debating
Life Skills & Catering
BT Young Scientist

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 (subject to public health), some of these include:

Day Trips	Hillwalking
Getting Ready for Work Experience Week (Online)	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
TY Musical (every second year)