The Minister for Education has approved the introduction of the Junior Certificate Elementary Programme. It is an additional Junior Certificate Programme designed to reach out more effectively to the small but important minority of students whose particular needs are not adequately catered for in the present Junior Certificate Examination.
It is being introduced in three phases beginning in September 1996 with up to forty five schools operating the programme.
St. Brigid's Post Primary School in Athy is one of the schools selected to be in this first phase.
The programme has been designed to ensure that young people can benefit from their time in school, and enjoy the experience of improvement and success.
As well as their Junior Certificates, students receive an individualised profile, giving credit for what they have learned and achieved, including skills and knowledge which are not currently recognised under the examination system.
Course Co-ordinator: Irene Gilsenan
Business and Educational Links Project
St. Brigid's new link to Business
Left to right
Mr Hugo Horan Minch Norton Malt Ltd.
Mr Richard Daly Principal St. Brigids Post Primary School.
Mr Padraig O'Grady I.B.E.C.
the IRISH BUSINESS and EMPLOYERS CONFEDERATION outlining the aims and objectives of
the new Business and Education Link Project to staff on the 4/9/96
The project is about improving the image and increasing the focus upon business within the education system. It aims to ensure that pupils emerging from the second level system are better prepared for the transition into the world of work or further education.
The Project is sponsored by I.B.E.C. in association with Allied Irish Bank and involves a business link with Minch Norton Malt Ltd. Athy.
This project has three main elements:
Students will be encouraged to visit Minch Norton Malt Ltd and experience first hand the
workings of a multi national company at the leading edge of the technology in its field.
An in-company placement scheme for teachers will be established which will expose teachers
to the environment of the private sector.
On a recent visit to the Tegral plant it was most gratifying to see and meet with the many
past pupils who now work at all levels within the company.
Congratulations and continued success to Tegral as we look forward to another sixty years
of close co-operation between us and them.
Our thanks to Mr Kevin McNamara, Personnel Manager of HEWLETT PACKARD (Manufacturing)Limited who visited
the school in October and viewed our I.T. facilities. We outlined our future plans for this area
to him and he, there and then, offered a HEWLETT PACKARD 1600CM Colour Printer
with the compliments of HEWLETT PACKARD to get us started.
Well the printer arrived on Friday November 22nd. and it was immediately pressed into service by the Desktop Publishing
Class. The speed and quality of the output of this state of the art printer has certainly impressed all who have had an
encounter with it since its arrival. Until you have experienced it, it is difficult to appreciate the vast difference a
splash of colour can make to your finished documents. Again, our thanks to Mr. McNamara and Hewlett Packard for their
foresight and generosity, it is greatly appreciated.
Tegral; Sixty years in business
Many thanks to Tegral Building Products for their generous contribution towards new school
equipment. This contribution was made to mark Tegral's 60th Anniversary. Tegral Building Products
manufacture a range of roofing and building materials, and is a major employer in the Athy area.
New arrivals