Once on a bed under his favorite Harry Potter blanket, he had a dream. And it was about a kingdom and he was the shining knight. He would wake up, tell his mother and she’d smile and say “I love your imagination honey”. Then he’d stay with her all day because that’s all he had…
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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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Writing a work experience review is a great way to share your experience with other students that are currently in transition year or that will be going into transition year. Your review will help students decide where to go for work experience and what to expect from the placement. Some students don’t really know what…
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A Step by Step Guide Sometimes it can be more beneficial to phone a company rather than email them when looking for work experience. When you make a phone call to a company you are often redirected to the work experience coordinator where you can organise your work experience in real time while an email…
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An Interview with Julia Lynes Co-Founder of EazyCity My TY experience… Where did you go to school? Colaiste an Phiarsaigh, Glanmire, Co. Cork When did you complete TY? Way back in 1998! What did you enjoy most about TY? I liked the variety it offered. The different modules allowed me to try out various new…
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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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