Enhancing Senior Cycle Education for Future Success

Explore the Senior Cycle Review process with a focus on supporting school-wide discussions. Delve into the purpose of senior cycle education towards meeting the needs of students by integrating various study programs. Engage in key questions regarding the best aspects, challenges, and future-oriented skills required for learners to thrive in an evolving world.

• Education
• Senior Cycle Review
• School-wide Discussion
• Future Skills
• Student Needs

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2. Senior Cycle Review Supporting school-wide discussion

3. 3 Senior Cycle Review Process School- based review Summary Report National Seminar Feb 2019 National Seminar Nov 2018 Induction of schools May 2018 Feb 2019 Sept 2018 School- based review Summary Report Nov 2018 Nov 2018 Second cycle First cycle

4. 4 Senior Cycle Review Process Induction of schools May 2018 School- based review National seminars Evidence from both cycles Overview report March 2019 Summary reports Public consultation June 2019 Final advisory report

5. First consultation cycle The Purpose of Senior Cycle and Futures thinking The purposes of senior cycle education Inclusion The needs of students form a senior cycle in the years to 2030

6. Second consultation cycle Pathways and Flexibility The structure of senior cycle The educational programmes involved, the pathways available to all students Flexibility, autonomy, customisation

7. Cycle one: The purpose of senior cycle and futures thinking Questions for discussion as a staff, responses to be collated and returned to NCCA. Senior cycle incorporates all programmes of study after junior cycle including Transition Year, Leaving Certificate Applied, Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme and Leaving Certificate Established.

8. Question 1 Currently, what are the best things about senior cycle in your school?

9. Question 2 What are the main challenges relating to senior cycle in your school?

10. Question 3 a) Looking toward the future, from your school s perspective what do learners need to gain from senior cycle to succeed and participate actively in an ever- changing world?

11. Question 3 b) What changes to senior cycle would be needed to enable this to happen? Please explain your answer.

12. Question 4 a) How should senior cycle build on the student experience of the new junior cycle?

13. Question 4 b) Are there any challenges in building on the new junior cycle from your school s perspective?

14. Question 5 a) Does the teaching and learning at senior cycle enable all students to achieve their full potential?

15. Question 5 b) Currently, to what extent do you feel that senior cycle is inclusive of all backgrounds, talents and abilities?

16. Question 5 c) How can we ensure that in the future, senior cycle education helps all students achieve their full potential?

17. Question 6 a) How do you currently define success in senior cycle (including TY, LCA, LCVP, LCE)?

18. Question 6 b) How should we define success in senior cycle?

19. Question 7 What have we missed?

20. Thank you