TY Subject Choice Information Session Class of 2019

Presentation Content TY Guidance Resources Reach+ Programme TY Guidance Activity Checklist Aptitude Profiler + Career Interests Subject Choice Selection

TY Career Guidance Resources BGS Guidance (TY Guidance Section) Reach+ Textbook Reach+ Online Profile Careersportal.ie Website (students and parents) Career Interest Profiler (8 page report) Aptitude Profile Booklet Aptitude Profile Online Career Directory Book

REACH online + Personal Career File

TY Career Guidance Activity Checklist (Handout) Personal and Career Values Life Values Personality Profile and Suitable Careers Career Sectors of Interest Career Interest Profiler: Provides an 8-page report with matching careers and courses Career and Course Investigations

REACH in… Self-Assessment Career Interests Personality Values Skills Dreams & Ambitions

REACH out… The World of Work Lifelong Learning CAO College Work Placement CV Preparation

REACH up… What do you want? How we learn Learning Styles Target Setting Study Skills Changing Habits

Working Quickly and Accurately Tests candidates speed and accuracy in matching symbols The first test is repeated as the last test but time reduced

Abstract Reasoning Tests the ability to discern abstract trends

Numerical Reasoning Tests the ability to recognise numerical relationships

Verbal Reasoning Tests the candidates ability to use verbal concepts logically

2D Spatial Reasoning Assesses the ability to think in 2-dimensional terms

Spelling Measures an ability to detect their own and other people’s spelling errors

Arithmetic Calculation Tests the candidates ability to use arithmetic quickly and accurately

Results and Analysis Percentile Speed Accuracy A student’s performance relative to other students of a similar age and academic background Speed The percentage of answers attempted Accuracy The percentage ‘accuracy’ of the answers attempted

Psychometric Assessment in school INTERESTS SKILLS PERSONAL QUALITIES ABILITIES EirQuest Career Interest Test 200 questions JC subjects and grades LC possibilities Choice to include particular indicators Highlighted career areas under consideration

How do TY students make their Leaving Cert Subject Choices? (Handout) 3 simple questions that should inform a student’s decision. What subjects do they need? What subjects do they enjoy? What subjects suit them? What subjects can they points in?

What do you enjoy? (Handout) Languages Lab. Sciences Social Studies Business Applied Science/ Technical Artistic Group French Spanish German Physics Geography Chemistry History Accounting Economics LCVP Applied Maths Design and Communication Graphics Home Economics Art Music

Pick a broad range of subjects in order to keep options open What do you need? If students are really not sure what they want to do in the future: Pick a broad range of subjects in order to keep options open e.g. one language one science one business one other subject This combination would allow access into a broad range of courses/careers. Third Language? (Handout) A Lab. Science? Chemistry? (Handout) Two Sciences?

SCIENCE SUBJECTS One laboratory science subject (biology, chemistry, physics, agricultural science) needed for most science/healthcare related courses Must be biology for human health and disease (tcd) genetics (ucc) beauty therapy (plc courses) advisable for nursing Must be chemistry for dentistry (ucc) human nutrition and dietetics (dit) medicine (ucc) pharmacy (ucc and tcd) veterinary medicine (ucd) advisable for all medicine

SCIENCE SUBJECTS Must be physics for theoretical physics (tcd) advisable for engineering courses Two sciences needed for pharmacy some medicine entry most physiotherapy (except ul)

What subjects can you get points in. What kind of learner are you What subjects can you get points in? What kind of learner are you? Content/Understanding/ Skill-Based/ Projects Content-Based Subjects­­ Understanding Subjects Skill/ Practical Based Subject Geography History Biology Home Economics * Art* Agricultural Science Business Studies   Physics Chemistry Applied Maths Economics Accounting* French Spanish German Music DCG Construction Studies LCVP

Exam Results, Structure and Layout

Provisional Subject Choice Groups LCVP French Spanish   Group 2 Geography* History  Agricultural Science* Group 3 Physics Agricultural Science* Music Economics Group 4 Chemistry Biology* Construction Studies German Group 5 Art Business Studies Applied Maths Home Ec.