Junior Cycle DevelopmentsGetting started in your school

2012/2013

Getting Started

• Become familiar with the ideas in Towards a Framework for Junior Cycle http://ncca.ie/framework

• Use the slide presentation introducing the Framework for Junior Cycle on the NCCA website http://www.ncca.ie/en/Curriculum_and_Assessment/Post-Primary_Education/Junior_Cycle/Junior_cycle_developments/Junior_Cycle_Developments.html

Consider as a staff

• What do you see as the challenges and opportunities that a new junior cycle will present to your school?

• In what ways would you like to develop your junior cycle?

• How might a new junior cycle support your shared vision of education?

• Are there particular student needs and interests that a more flexible curriculum would address?

Programme

Planning

Consulting

Assessment

Key Skills

Short

Courses

Our School

vision

Other?

Some possible starting points

Some practical steps

• Establish a small team or number of teams to begin working on aspects of a new junior cycle

• Begin by asking1. What are we going to do?

2. Who is going to do it?

3. How will we do it (What are the steps involved?)

4. Where can we get help/support?

Materials to help you get started in different areas of work are available at

http://www.ncca.ie/en/Curriculum_and_Assessment/Post-Primary_Education/Junior_Cycle/Junior_cycle_developments