“Read more books” is obviously one of your New Year’s resolutions this year (if not it should be!). With all the spare time you have during transition year, it shouldn’t be a difficult one to accomplish by the end of the year. Just like we did last year, we have put together a list of recommended books…
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More than 50,000 students received their Leaving Cert results today. Roughly 40,000 of those students participated in transition year. Research shows that transition year students for various reasons are better prepared for the Leaving Cert. One might say that because there’s little focus on studying and academic subjects in TY that students will find it…
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While it might feel like Summer has just started it won’t be long until the next school year is upon us. Many students can feel overwhelmed by the scope of different opportunities available to them during transition year and as a result can miss out on valuable experiences. At TY.ie we believe that the key…
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It’s no secret that you have lots of spare time during Transition Year, however, this time can be spent on engaging in extracurricular activities, competitions and projects as well as doing a hobby that you may not have had time to do in 3rd year or may not have time to do in 5th and…
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TY.ie started off as a mini-company in October 2016. At the start of transition year we were given different modules to pick from and we decided to start a mini-company. We didn’t come up with the idea straight away, in fact it took us three weeks to come with what is now TY.ie. Every Tuesday…
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What is it? Every year Hospitality Skills Ireland run training workshops for transition year and LCA students. The workshop gives participants an insight into a career in hospitality. The programme takes place in your school or one of Hospitality Skills Ireland’s many partnered hotels. If it’s organised in your school they will set up a…
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Entries are now open The Mental Health Art and Photography Competition is a competition organised by Mental Health Ireland every year for students aged 12 -18 (post-primary students). As the name entails the competition is about expressing mental health through art and photography. There is a theme every year and this year’s theme is “Mind…
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#transitionyear We asked our followers on Facebook and Instagram what their favourite moment from TY was. Here’s what they said: “My favourite moment about being a transition year was definitely travelling to Dubai and Calcutta volunteering with the Hope Foundation! We had massive craic!” “My favourite TY moment was going to Rome, it was the…
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For many TYs, Easter is just another two weeks off in a year full of weeks off. For others it may be a break from all the activities they have been doing in the year and for others again the Easter break presents them with more opportunities to develop and make the most of the…
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Making a presentation in Transition Year is something you will probably have to do a lot. It’s important to know the right way of making a presentation but also the wrong way of making one. In this article you will learn useful skills you can use for your presentations in TY but also for any…
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