Leaving Certificate

When choosing the subjects you are going to take for your Leaving Cert it is important to remember that these choices will affect the jobs you want when you finish school and the courses you want to do in college.
Ask yourself

1. What subject am I most interested in ?
2. Which subjects am I most likely to be best at ?
3. What subjects will I need ?

Remember it is important to have a balanced choice of subjects to suit a variety of career areas and third level courses.The Leaving Cert requires a great amount of hard work over two years so it is much easier to work hard if you have chosen subjects you like .
It is also important to think about the level you are going to take for each subject.
What is /was your favorite subject in school ? Why ?

Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme

The programme combines the virtues of academic study with a NEW and DYNAMIC focus on self directed learning ,enterprise , work and the community.

LCVP students follow the same subject syllabuses and are assesed in the same way as their peers in the Leaving Certificate .

They must study two additional LINKS modules , Preparation for work and Enterprise Education.

These modules are recognised in points terms by Institutes of Technology and by Universities .

Have you any experience of the course either as a teacher or as a student. What are your opinions about it ?

Whats happening in Transition Year

Is there a need for a Junior Certificate Examination?

What do you think ?

All you need to know about LCVP

check out www.slss.ie lots of useful information for students and teachers on this site

LCA

"The Leaving Certificate Applied is a distinct, self-contained two-year programme aimed at preparing students for adult and working life. The programme puts an emphasis on forms of achievement and excellence, which the established Leaving Certificate has not recognised in the past."

What is Leaving Cert Applied

The Leaving Certificate Applied is is a two year Leaving Certificate,available to students who wish to follow a practical or vocationally orientated programme. Applied is used because the programme is designed to allow the students apply the learning and experiences they gain over the two years of the programme . LCA equips students with skill for the world of work and life long learning.

What do you know about LCA?

What is Transition Year?

Transition year is a one year programme between Junior Cert and Leaving Cert . It is designed to act as a bridge between the two by facilitating the smooth transition from the more dependent learning of the junior cycle to the more independent self directed learning required for the senior cycle.
Approximately 70%-75% of all post primary schools offer Transition year.t

Do you think it should be a compulsory option in all schools ? yes or no .....Why ?

LCA Resources.

http://lca.slss.ie/resources/c/156/11/LCA%20banner.pdf

Leaving Certificate course options

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