Hi all, At this stage as we head towards Halloween it is scary to think that almost one third of the schoolyear is over! In an ideal world all in Transition Year is flying, all of the subject/module programmes have been submitted and the TY Programme itself is complete, from the key aims and objectives […]
It is now mid September and already it feels like you have been back for ages already. It is such a busy month at so many different levels, you have to move from first to fifth gear in an instant and today you have to try to stay in top gear for the rest of […]
It is now the end of August which marks the start of a new school year and also the beginning of the TY Journey. As you look at the new group of Transition year students embarking on the odyssey, it is both exciting and daunting to think of the opportunities and challenges that the next […]
Tanned faces, kisses and embraces, exchange of holiday tales and a general hubbub of energetic enthusiasm, with a mild undercurrent of grumbling, will soon fill the school staffrooms around the country; it must be the teachers’ return from summer holidays. Like most teaching staff I both dread and enjoy this day. It seems to sneak […]
Hi all, My name is Caroline Mathews. I have 17 years teaching experience at Ashbourne Community School, in the areas of Business and ICT. I have been involved with Business, Enterprise and ECDL in the TY Programme; Vocational Preparation (VPG) and ICT in the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme; and Link Modules in the Leaving […]