SparkED is a youth leadership programme that empowers young people by teaching them valuable life skills. Our online platform allows the students to access all our workshops and extra resources remotely. Students will be able to complete interactive workshops on our website sparked.ie, in areas such as CV Skills, Presentation Skills, Interview Skills, Time Management…
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Writing stories can be incredibly hard, especially when you don’t know where to start. Through tips and tricks gathered from people expert in the matter, here’s a few tips on how you can write the sensational story you have always wanted to write.
Generation €uro is Ireland’s leading economics competition for Transition Year and Fifth Year students. The competition is run by the Central Bank of Ireland in conjunction with the European Central Bank and is conducted simultaneously by other national central banks in the euro area. The competition comprises of three rounds: Round 1 Register and complete…
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Advertised Post Self Employment As A Career – A workshop to ignite the entrepreneurial passion for TY students: The Big Picture Self Employment As A Career online workshop is getting a good reaction in schools across Ireland. The three hour interactive workshop looks at what is involved in starting a full or part time business…
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Student Enterprise Programme: 56 Jumbo Jets?! By Sophie Quinn (Founder of Charity Chews Dog Toys) Here’s what I wish I knew before I started the Student Enterprise Programme, and why you should disregard what I say (to an extent!). Every year, more than 26,000 second-level students take part in the Student Enterprise Programme. That’s enough…
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I Wish Goes Global – Upcoming STEM Event for Girls Attracts International Audience Including a Home School in Nairobi Over 10,000 young female second level students from across Ireland and from as far afield as Nairobi and the US have registered for I Wish, an exciting free and virtual event with world-class speakers to promote and…
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As new cases of the Coronavirus continue to (hopefully) go down in number, the government intends to reopen secondary schools by the start of September, with the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. On the 27th of July, the Department of Education and Skills released the school reopening plans. This included a…
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Safer Internet Day (SID) is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people. It is promoted in Ireland by the PDST Technology in Education and Webwise. The theme for Safer Internet Day 2020 is “Together for a Better Internet”. Safer Internet Day 2020 will be celebrated on Tuesday,…
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“Right here, right now is where we draw the line. The world is waking up. And change is coming, whether you like it or not.” Greta Thunberg, UN General Assembly A few days ago on the 24th of September, Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old climate activist, gave an emotional speech at the United Nations General Assembly…
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Are you starting TY in September? Here are ten tips you should know before starting an exciting new year! Tip No.1 Get Involved You will hear this a lot during the year but our first tip is to get involved. Transition Year can be seen as a break but also an opportunity. Transition Year presents…
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