Further Information
From 2014, the new junior cycle will feature newly developed subjects and short courses, a focus on literacy, numeracy and key skills, and new approaches of assessment and reporting.
The framework for junior cycle sets out a clear vision of how teaching, learning and assessment practices will evolve in the first three years of post-primary education to ensure a learning experience for our young people that is appropriate to the needs of the 21st century.
This vision builds on the thinking underpinning the Framework for Junior Cycle (2012) and has been informed by engagement with the educational partners and by national and international research. It also builds on effective practices in curriculum and assessment that are implemented by teachers in schools throughout the country.
It places the student at the centre of the learning process and envisages a modernised curriculum across all subjects. It allows for new ways of learning and a broader range of skills to be properly assessed. The dual approach to assessment provides a valuable opportunity to embed classroom based assessment and formative assessment for learning while recognising the role of external assessment.
The new reporting arrangements outlined in the Framework for Junior Cycle (2015) will also help to ensure that both parents and students get a broader picture of a student’s learning progress and achievement throughout the whole of junior cycle. Most importantly, the focus on teacher student feedback and professional collaboration envisaged between teachers has huge potential to enrich both the quality of students’ learning and teachers’ own professional
engagement.
We hope the links below will provide useful information for parents and students alike.
The framework for junior cycle sets out a clear vision of how teaching, learning and assessment practices will evolve in the first three years of post-primary education to ensure a learning experience for our young people that is appropriate to the needs of the 21st century.
This vision builds on the thinking underpinning the Framework for Junior Cycle (2012) and has been informed by engagement with the educational partners and by national and international research. It also builds on effective practices in curriculum and assessment that are implemented by teachers in schools throughout the country.
It places the student at the centre of the learning process and envisages a modernised curriculum across all subjects. It allows for new ways of learning and a broader range of skills to be properly assessed. The dual approach to assessment provides a valuable opportunity to embed classroom based assessment and formative assessment for learning while recognising the role of external assessment.
The new reporting arrangements outlined in the Framework for Junior Cycle (2015) will also help to ensure that both parents and students get a broader picture of a student’s learning progress and achievement throughout the whole of junior cycle. Most importantly, the focus on teacher student feedback and professional collaboration envisaged between teachers has huge potential to enrich both the quality of students’ learning and teachers’ own professional
engagement.
We hope the links below will provide useful information for parents and students alike.
Teaching and learning Initiatives

teaching_and_learning.pdf | |
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Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement

profile_of_achievement.pdf | |
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Junior Cycle framework

junior_cycle_framework.pdf | |
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Glossary of Assessment terms and acronyms

glossary_of_assessment_terms_and_acronyms.pdf | |
File Size: | 428 kb |
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Junior Cycle Statements of Learning

junior_cycle_statements_of_learning.pdf | |
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Key skills of Junior Cycle

key_skills_of_junior_cycle.pdf | |
File Size: | 420 kb |
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Wellbeing Guidelines

wellbeing-guidelines-for-junior-cycle.pdf | |
File Size: | 4422 kb |
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Parents Presentation

parents_presentation_part_1.pptx.pdf | |
File Size: | 1399 kb |
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parents_presentation_part_2.pptx.pdf | |
File Size: | 327 kb |
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Post Primary Parents information

post_primary_parents_info_brochure.pdf | |
File Size: | 1008 kb |
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Primary Parents Information

primary_parents_info_brochure.pdf | |
File Size: | 939 kb |
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Reporting in Junior cycle

reporting_in_junior_cycle.docx | |
File Size: | 17 kb |
File Type: | docx |