Transition Year provides a bridge to help pupils make the transition from the highly structured and dependent environment of Junior Cycle to one where they will take greater responsibility for their own learning and decision making at Senior Cycle. Pupils will participate in learning strategies which are active and experimental and which help them to develop a range of transferable critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
At the end of each year the TY programme is assessed and evaluated by students, teachers, school management and parents. This process allows for the review and adaptation of the TY programme to meet the needs of all stakeholders.
As is the case nationally, the Convent of Mercy designs its own Transition Year programme within set guidelines, to suit the needs and interests of its students. The TY programme operates its timetable on the following basis – Core Subjects, Modules and Options.