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Transition Year 2020=2021

  • 11-07-2020 3:40pm
    #1
    bisset
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭


    I am wondering what opportunities will be available to those entering Transition Year in September.

    My son did Transition Year a couple of years ago and he got to do a week in the College of Surgeons, a week with the army and a week in IT Tallaght.

    My daughter is starting TY this September and I suspect she will not have the same range of options.

    Does anyone know of organisations in the Leinster area that will be offering TY placements over the academic year 2020-2021


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  • #2
    teacosy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭teacosy


    Am also interested in this topic- daughter starting in Sept. A couple of options have already fallen through.

    If charity shops are open might that be an option for a week or two?

    Can't see any of the university ones happening, since they are already planning on not having the students there most of the time.


  • #3
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,575 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    From what I've heard the only options will be if a family member can take your child to work. Not great, but the best option given the current situation I suppose. The idea behind that being the workplace already has one person from that household there, so if they're going to get Covid they'll get it from that person anyway. I heard this from a TY coordinator, if your kid's school is doing this I'm sure it will be explained in September.


  • #4
    mcsean2163
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    Isn't there an option to skip it?


  • #5
    teacosy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭teacosy


    mcsean2163 wrote: »
    Isn't there an option to skip it?


    Not really at this late stage I would think. Numbers for 5th year would balloon and that wouldn’t be ideal or even possible?


  • #6
    yankinlk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭yankinlk


    teacosy wrote: »
    Not really at this late stage I would think. Numbers for 5th year would balloon and that wouldn’t be ideal or even possible?

    So far it seems this is a lost year for the children. I realize it is only day one... but the prospects in my sons school are grim.

    Limited to 4 rooms all year. Cannot meet or talk with friends in other years or groups. No travel. No trips. No work experience!

    If, say the child decided to go on a minor crime spree this past summer and was caught locked up for his fun/crimes - he would be less likely to be treated as such a prisoner - and likely released in less time.


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  • #7
    teacosy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭teacosy


    yankinlk wrote: »
    So far it seems this is a lost year for the children. I realize it is only day one... but the prospects in my sons school are grim.

    Limited to 4 rooms all year. Cannot meet or talk with friends in other years or groups. No travel. No trips. No work experience!

    If, say the child decided to go on a minor crime spree this past summer and was caught locked up for his fun/crimes - he would be less likely to be treated as such a prisoner - and likely released in less time.

    That’s unfortunate. My own daughter just started back yesterday and they are already going on a trip this week. They’ll have extra buses and won’t have an overnight stay but I thought it was encouraging at least that they were going. Maybe things will improve in your son’s school as the weeks go on.


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