Junior Certificate

Being Literate

• 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

Managing Myself

• 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

Staying Well

• 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

Managing Information and Thinking

• 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

Being Numerate

• 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

Being Creative

• Imagining
• Exploring options and alternatives
• Implementing ideas and taking action
• Learning creatively
• Stimulating creativity using digital technology

Working with others

• 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

Communicating

• Using language
• Using numbers
• Listening and expressing myself
• Performing and presenting
• Discussing and debating
• Using digital technology to communicate