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Certificate for Norma Dowling  for _Leaving  Certificate Applied  Conference

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Planning and Research in Roles and Responsibilities

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Planning and Research in Roles and Responsibilities

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Meetings and Collaborative Practices among Staff

Meeting with Leadership and Management Team on a weekly basis.

Meeting with Year Head Team weekly.

Meeting with Transition Year (TY) year head and events organiser weekly

Ongoing Communication and Updating of Information with Principal and Deputy Principal

Meeting with students and teachers about the organisation of work experience

Meetings with Principal and Deputy Principal regarding the assigning of tasks to subjects in Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) and subsequently,, communicating this information to the teachers and students.

Research to Inform Planning

Volunteered to participate in a 'Draft Transition Year Programme Statement' in conjunction with the 'Transition Year Teacher Professional Network (TYTPN)', the 'National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and OIDE which was held in Athlone. I was invited to participate in a follow-up consultation webinar which I attended shortly afterwards.

Attended the Board of Studies meeting in the school to discuss the TY timetable for 2024/2025 - Shared the document from the Consultation day in Athlone at the meeting .(19 January, 2024).

Attended meetings with Principal , Deputy Principal and TY Year Head on the implementation of the updated statement in the TY Timetable.

Attended the Leaving Certificate Applied National Association (LCANA) Conference in Athlone

Attended the Established Coordinators Day in Limerick.

Communicated information from these events to Management and Staff in the School.

Assisted the school Principal in requesting support from Oide with the LCA timetable.

26th September assisted in planning of two-hour Croke Park staff meeting on SSE. This included proposal about focusing on Padlet as a digital resource.

Student Voice in Planning

Consultation held with students in TY with the TY Year Head

Assembles held with the LCA students.

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Certificate for Norma Dowling  for _Leaving Certificate Applied..._

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Caitlin Faley, LCA, receiving the Fergal Quinn Award in Athlone 2023!

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Promotion and Communication in Programmes

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Promotion and Communication in Programmes

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Attended the Leaving Certified Applied (LCA) 'Feargal Quinn National Awards Ceremony' in Athlone where two of the LCA students from the school were presented with the award for their outstanding performances in their Leaving Certificate Applied Results. Following this, their achievements were shared on school social media platform . The students have been invited to present school awards to current LCA students in the school award ceremony.

Co-presented Parent and Student  Information evenings  for Programmes (December 2023).

Preparation of an LCA Flyer for School promotion.

Sharing of School events on Social Media

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Management of Leaving Certificate Applied Assessment with the State Examinations Commission (SEC)

9-10th November I Officially registered the LCA 1 students and confirmed LCA 2 students registration on the SEC Portal

As part of the Continuous Assessment process model in LCA I communicated with the SEC on Key Dates for examinations, task interviews and session credit collection throughout the year. This information was communicated with students, staff and management throughout the year.

Collected key assignments for Session 1 and 3 and entered the results in the SEC Portal.

Collaborated with staff and students on the most efficient way of collecting digital key assignments. Prior to Covid 19 the majority of key assignments were done on. paper. Consulted with coordinators at a professional development conference on this matter.

Coordination TY Self-Reflection Portfolio Assessment

Coordination of TY Self-Reflection Portfolio Assessment twice a year.

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Leading Learning  and Teaching  and  Programme Provision

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Leading Learning  and Teaching  and  Programme Provision

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Providing Parent and Student Support

Following parent and student information evenings on the various programmes I provided ongoing support to students and parents with programme choice

Implementation of the School Code of Behaviour

As coordinator I assist in the management of breaches of the code of behaviour and in rewarding positive behaviour. When required restorative justice practices are used.

Provision of Learning Opportunities from External Sources

I established links with professionals providing tuition for LCA programmes in the Kerry Colleges and in the Community.

Organised visits and work experience with Salons for the students of Hair and Beauty in LCA

Made arrangements for Hair and Beauty instructors to teach classes in the school. and for a student lesson with Salons and Kerry Colleges

Held weekly meetings with the Transition Year Year Head where I received updates on activities and events in TY which were provided by the staff within the school and from external sources,

We worked collaboratively on decisions regarding all matters concerning Transition Year such as learning, teaching, assessments , budgeting and student pastoral care supports.

Ordering and Distribution of Diaries to TY

Arranged an outreach school visit and presentation from the Revenue Commissioners for all Programmes

Worked with the TY Year Head to include LCA in TY Activities where possible and relevant.

Communication with Staff on Learning and Teaching in the context of Collaborative Practices and School Self- Evaluation

Sharing information from the State Examinations Commission (SEC) on LCA with staff.

I delivered a presentation to Staff on Collaborative Practices in Learning and Teaching at a staff meeting. This included the illustration of links with the School Self- Evaluation process and key aspects of professional practices in teaching.

I am a member of the SSE team where my role is to lead the lLearning and Teaching aspect of the role.

Management of Organisation

Together with the AP1 team I acted up in Principal and Deputy Principal roles on specified days or parts o

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Work Experience Planning, Support and Monitoring

Coordinated and liaised with the work experience employers

Preparation and Distribution of Work Experience Employer Documents for TY ,LCA and LCVP throughout the year.

Monitoring of student attendance and the collection of employer reports on students.

Arranged an LCA and TY visit to Nano Nagle ( Work Experience -Week 4-8 September and on Week 11-16 of September.)

Application, coordination and communication on the work experience programme with University Hospital Kerry (UHK) throughout the year.

Managed phone calls, emails and correspondence regarding work experience on an ongoing basis

Supporting students with issues with work experience.

Communicating and supporting parents especially when issues arose with their daughter's work experience.

Preparation and Processing of Garda Vetting Forms which was ongoing throughout the year.

Organisation of Royal College of Surgeons Online work experience and open day experiences.

Carried out Research on colleges and salons that offered training for students of Hair and Beauty in LCA.

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Programmes Coordinator TY, LCA, LCVP (at AP11 Level)

Leader of Inclusivity and Diversity Initiatives

Leadership and Management of Teaching and Learning

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Leader of Inclusivity and Diversity Practices 

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Leader of Inclusivity and Diversity Practices 

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Learning and Teaching in an Autism Context

I attended a course entitled 'Autism and Reframing Behaviour' in support of making Learning and Teaching more accessible for a cohort of students in the school.

Had a meeting with a representative of the 'National Council for Special Education (NCSE)'. in support of students with autism.

Attended a meeting with Finn Ó Murchú on 'Team Teaching ' in support of these students.

Support of Students who identify as member of the Traveller Community

Arranged a meeting between the Traveller Liaison Representative from MTU with students and their parents . I, also, attended the meeting and students were invited to participate in the 'Star Pupil Programme'.

Collaboration with the traveller support teacher from the Educational Training Board (ETB) and arranging links between that teacher and parents.

Ongoing support of Leaving Certificate Applied Students from the traveller community. This involved ongoing communication with parents.

Communication and support of students and parents from the traveller community and requesting additional supports in the school when needed.

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Reflection of Professional Practice

The year was a very busy and productive year and overall, I am pleased that progress is being made in the areas which have been assigned to me as part of my roles and responsibilities. I am fortunate and appreciative of the support of the stakeholders in the school community whose assistance makes my work possible.

The areas which I would like to be considered for improvement are as follows:

That all TY students and LCA students will have a work experience card that will be signed each week by the employer in addition to the current checks on Compass and end of session report.

That employers will be formally thanked by the students and school.

To re-establish links with organisations involved in social and community supports . These links were in place before the Covid pandemic and students in the TY programme participated in a social programme.

To lead a peer review programme among teachers

To increase the promotion of the LCA programme in the media and on social media.

To organise awareness weeks for Inclusivity and Diversity.

To inform teachers of CPD opportunities on new methodologies for inclusion in learning, teaching and assessment where possible.

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Some highlights from the school year 2024-2025

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A snapshot of an exciting year.

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Signature of Teacher_______________________________________________________Acknowledgement of Receipt _______________________________________________________________

Principal