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Transition Year
Transition Year (TY) is a one-year optional programme available to all post-primary schools
and is offered as part of the senior cycle experience. During senior cycle students develop a
stronger sense of their identity, learning with and from their peers, teachers, other adults,
and various media. Senior cycle educates the whole person.
Students9 experiences in senior cycle should contribute to their intellectual, social and
personal development and their overall wellbeing. During TY, students can develop more
mature relationships with teachers and other adults and become active agents in designing
their own educational experiences and their own contribution to society.
TY programmes offer a unique opportunity in senior cycle where schools and communities
can collaborate to encourage young people to thrive now and into the future. TY offers time,
space, and autonomy to create enjoyable and meaningful educational experiences that
support students in senior cycle while facilitating their engagement with a broader range of
pathways and possibilities. It equips young people with the supports and experiences to
develop a greater capacity to respond to uncertainty, manage complexity, and become agents
of positive, ethical change in society.
Key competencies of senior cycle
Key competencies is an umbrella term which refers to the knowledge, skills, values and
dispositions students develop during senior cycle, which helps them to become more engaged,
enriched and competent learners.
Figure 1: Key Competencies in Senior Cycle, supported by literacies and numeracy
Further information on key competencies of senior cycle can be found on ncca.ie.
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