1st Year 2022/23 Subjects:
All 1st year students will study English, Irish (unless exempt), Maths, Science and History.
They must choose 5 options subjects from the following list:
Art
Business Studies
Wood Technology
Graphics
Engineering
French
Geography
Home Economics
Music
Junior Cycle Parent Guide: Information Booklet for parents 2022 2023 JCT.pdf
Junior Cycle Key Skills
Being Literate
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- Developing my understanding and enjoyment of words and language
- Reading for enjoyment and with critical understanding
- Writing for different purposes
- Expressing ideas clearly and accurately
- Developing my spoken language
- Exploring and creating a variety of texts, including multi-modal texts
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Managing Myself
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- Knowing myself
- Making considered decisions
- Setting and achieving personal goals
- Being able to reflect on my own learning
- Using digital technology to manage myself and my learning
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Staying Well
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- Being healthy and physcally active
- Being sopcial
- Being safe
- Being spiritual
- Being confident
- Being positive about learning
- Being responsible, safe and ethical in using digital technology
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Managing Information and Thinking
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- Being Curious
- Gathering, recording, organising and evaluating information and data
- Thinking creatively and critically
- Reflecting on and evaluating my learning
- Using digital technology to access, manage and share content
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Being Numerate
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- Expressing ideas mathematically
- Estimating, predicting and calculating
- Developing a positive disposition towards investigating, reasoning and problem-solving
- Seeing patterns, trends and relationships
- Gathering, interpreting and representing data
- Using digital technology to develop numeracy skills and understanding
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Being Creative
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- Imagining
- Exploring options and alternatives
- Implementing ideas and taking action
- Learning creatively
- Stimulating creativity using digital technology
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Working with others
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- Developing good relationships and dealing with conflict
- Co-operating
- Respecting difference
- Contributing to making the world a better place
- Learning with others
- Working with others through digital technology
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Communicating
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- Using language
- Using numbers
- Listening and expressing myself
- Performing and presenting
- Discussing and debating
- Using digital technology to communicate
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