Junior Cycle Reform Ballot Regional Meetings Sept 2015.

Junior Cycle Reform Ballot

Regional MeetingsSept 2015

Joint Statement on Principles and Implementation

Appendix – Professional Time to Support Implementation

Subjects

Maximum of 10 subjects for state certification

English, Irish and Maths – 240 hours of learning All other subjects – 200 hours of learning

(Hours comprehend the undertaking of Classroom Based Assessments and Assessment Task)

Well-Being (in addition to the max of 10 subjects) – Mandatory and will include PE (200 hours), SPHE (Incorporating RSE) and CSPE

400 hours available for well-being over the 3 years of JCNCCA will advise on appropriate assessment of Well-Being

Current CSPE will be retained until 2019 and can be taught in addition to the 10 subjects if the school chooses

“Subject Specification” as opposed to syllabus

CPD will be provided – lessons have been learned from CPD already delivered to teachers of English. In addition, teacher feedback on CPD will be captured and collated

Exemplar materials and complementary online support will be provided.

Short Courses & Level 2

Short Courses

Schools may, but are not obliged to offer short courses – assessed through CBA i.e. reported upon to parents/students by the school100 hours of learning

The DES and the document state that short courses should not undermine or replace existing subjects – a Department of Education and Skills CL will issue, if necessary

A student may take a maximum of 4 short courses e.g. 8 subjects and 4 short courses

Level 2

Available for students with very significant special educational needs – Priority Learning Units (PLU)

Class durationDuration of Class Periods• Class periods of at least 40 minutes duration

• Schools will move to 40 min class periods as soon as it is practicable to do so

Classroom Based AssessmentFormative Assessment• Further integration of formative assessment – teachers and

students reflecting on how learning is progressing and deciding what next steps should be taken to ensure successful outcomes

How is this supported? – Classroom Based Assessments• Classroom Based Assessments do not form any part of State

Certification

Teachers will not be assessing their own students for State Certification

Classroom Based Assessments (CBAs)

Classroom Based Assessments (CBAs) – (Forms no part of state certification)

Two Classroom Based Assessments – one in second year and one in third year

A range/menu of CBAs set annually by the NCCA in consultation with SEC

Teacher selects the appropriate CBA (from the menu) for her/his students

Examples include – Projects, Oral Tasks, Practical work, Investigations, etc.

Undertaken in defined period of time within class contact time to a centrally set national timetableReported upon to parents using standard descriptors (not marks)

NCCA will outline and provide examples of standards of performance at different levelsWill replace current assessment events in schools such as in-house exams

Teachers of English – First CBA can be undertaken in Spring 2016 or Autumn 2016

Subject Learning and Assessment Review (SLAR)

Subject Learning and Assessment Review (SLAR)

All teachers of each subject will engage in a SLAR meeting (specific to the subject and year group) after each CBA

• Share and discuss students’ work• Discussion on standards• Not a moderation meeting• No external monitoring or report

• If you are the single teacher of a subject in the school you can be facilitated in attending a SLAR in a nearby school

Assessment Task (AT)

Following the 3rd Year CBA there will be a formal written Assessment Task

• Manageable and short• Undertaken in class and supervised by the teacher• Not marked or commented upon by the teacher• Examples of AT– written demonstration of the knowledge and skills

learned in CBA, identification of learning points, identification of areas of improvement etc.

• Submitted to the SEC and marked along with the terminal exam in each subject

• The weighting for the AT for each subject will be determined as each subject specification is developed

Assessment Task (AT)

Art, Music, Home Economics and Technology subjects

• The second CBA in the 3rd year will be reported upon to parents

• The artefact/performance/project work created (2nd CBA) will be marked by the SEC. The artefact/performance/project work, together with relevant written evidence, will be the AT

State Certified Exam

Terminal Exam• State Certified• Externally set and marked by the SEC• Undertaken in June in third year• Invigilated by the SEC• Exams no longer than 2 hour duration • Reported on in September by the SEC using grades as

at the present time• Same appeal mechanism as is currently in place

Retention of State Certificate

Retention of State CertificateState Certificate = SEC Junior Cycle results

SEC will issue results of the JC that will encompass the result of the Assessment Task and the terminal exam.

This is the full extent of what is state certified (SEC)

Results issue as at present (Sept of the year following the sitting of the Examination)

Reporting Existing Arrangements New JCOral feedback to students on progress

Oral feedback to students on progress

Parent Teacher Meetings Parent Teacher meetingsSchool reports School reports that will use a standard reporting

template devised by the NCCA. These will now include descriptors on the CBAs – not grades or marks

Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA)

- Is not a State Certificate - Is a report issued by school- Issues before end-December following completion of 3rd year- Will report on the different assessment elements undertaken over the 3 years – e.g. CBAs, learning arising from short courses or PLUs etc- Report includes SEC grades (already issued by the SEC in Sept)

School ReportsNCCA is to devise standard reporting templates

• Appropriate to second level context• User friendly and easily interpreted by students and parents• Not requiring extensive discursive description• Practical and easy to complete• Available in hard copy and in electronic form• In-built, drop-down menus and a library of appropriate

standard descriptors (no grades or marks)

Unions will be consulted regarding templates.

Professional TimeTime secured by TUI• All schools will get one day (6 hours) whole school planning within

the 167 days commencing in 2015/2016 and running until June 2022 – CL 20/2014

• To be facilitated by school closure in line with terms of CL

• In addition, each teacher on 18 hours or more will get a 22 hour annual reduction in class contact time to facilitate professional time within timetabled hours.

• Part time teachers will get a pro rata reduction

Teaching Contract Professional time p.a. - Class periods

( x 40 min)

Professional Time:Total p.a.

11 hours or less 17 11 hours, 20 min11h 1 min - 11h 29 min 17 11 hours, 20 min11h 30 min - 11h 59 min 18 12 hours

12 hours - 12h 29 min 18 12 hours12h 30 min - 12h 59 min 19 12 hours, 40 min

13 hours - 13h 29 min 20 13 hours, 20 min13h 30 min - 13h 59 min 21 14 hours


15 hours - 15h 29 min 23 15 hours, 20 min

15h 30 min - 15h 59 min 24 16 hours


17 hours - 17h 59 min 26 17 hours, 20 min18 hours or more 33 22 hours

Teaching Contract Class periods per annum (x 40 min)

Professional Time:Total p.a.

11 hours 29 min or less 17 11 hours, 20 min

11h 30 min - 12h 29 min 18 12 Hours

12h 30 min - 12h 59 min 19 12 hours, 40 min


13h 30 min - 14h 29 min 21 14 hours



15h 30 min - 16h 29 min 24 16 hours



18 hours or more 33 22 hours

Professional TimeIn addition to the 22 hours professional time (or Pro-rata equivalent)

• One teacher will be given 2 additional hours to facilitate the preparation for and coordination of each SLAR meeting

• Rotated among the relevant teachers to build capacity

• Time for Administration of SEC Assessment Task

• Additional allocation of hours and necessary resources to school management to ensure secure administration of SEC Assessment Task. Therefore, administration of the AT will not create additional workload for the teacher or Principal teacher.

Professional Time

Phasing of Time Allocation• All time reductions take effect from the commencement of the

2017/2018 school year irrespective of whether or not your subject has been introduced

• Whole school day (under CL 20/2014) takes effect from 2015/2016 academic year

Professional Time – Transitional ArrangementTeachers of English, Science & Business

Existing New English 10 hours in 2015/2016

14 hours in 2016/2017Additional paid substitution - not S&S

Science 8 hours in 2016/2017Additional paid substitution- not S&S

Business Studies 8 hours in 2016/2017Additional paid substitution- not S&S

How can 22 hours* Professional time be used?*pro rata for part time teachers

SLAR meetings• One for every subject and for every year group. Approx 2 hour

duration. For example, if you teach:

• One subject for one year group – 1 SLAR (2 hours of 22 hours* professional time)

• One subject for two year groups – 2 SLARs (4 hours of 22 hours* professional time)

• Two subjects for one year group – 2 SLARS (4 hours of 22 hours* professional time)

• Two subjects for two year groups – 4 SLARS (8 hours of 22 hours* professional time)

Feedback• Individual Teacher and Subject Department professional activity

including: • Assessment for Learning• Feedback• Reporting and • Inputs compiled for the JCPA

How can 22 hours* Professional time be used?*pro rata for part time teachers

Overview of Time ProvidedExpiration date

Professional Time 22 hours (or Part-time/pro-rata equivalent)

Ongoing

+

Whole School Planning 6 hours (school closure within 167 days)

Annually until 2022

+

Organising and Facilitating each SLAR

2 hours (provided to one teacher)

Ongoing

+

Administration of Assessment Task

Additional allocation of hours and resources to schools

Ongoing

Implementation Committee

• Interpretation issues that arise will be referred to the Implementation Committee comprising representatives of TUI, ASTI and the DES.

Ballot QuestionsBallot One:• Do you accept the negotiated document entitled ‘Junior Cycle Reform –

Joint Statement on Principles and Implementation’ (including the appendix ‘Professional Time to Support Implementation’) as a basis for commencing implementation of the revised Junior Cycle? Yes/No

Recommendation:The TUI Executive Committee recommends that

you vote YES to the negotiated document and its Appendix

TUI Executive CommitteeBallot Two:• In the event that the negotiated document entitled ‘Junior Cycle Reform

– Joint Statement on Principles and Implementation’ (including the appendix ‘Professional Time to Support Implementation’) is not accepted by members, do you agree to continue industrial action up to and including strike action, as directed by the TUI Executive Committee? Yes/No

Recommendation:The TUI Executive Committee recommends that

you vote YES to Industrial Action in the event that the documents are not accepted

TUI Executive recommends that you

VOTE YESIn both ballots

Joanne Irwin

Junior Cycle Reform Ballot Regional Meetings Sept 2015.

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