Kerry ETB/Causeway CS Guidelines for Junior Cycle Assessment 2020

For each student, certification will involve two elements:

A State Certificate of Completion of Junior Cycle from the Department of Education and

Skills. Students should receive a State Certification that they have completed three years

of Junior Cycle education in a number of subjects/priority learning units. This certification

will be provided by the Department of Education and Skills.

A School Report setting out the learning achievements of students in Junior Cycle.

Students should receive a written report on the broad range of learning that they have

achieved in each subject, short course and/or priority learning unit at the end of Junior

Cycle. This assessment of their learning will be provided by their teachers. Schools will

have autonomy in how this assessment is to be arrived at and the format in which the

report is provided.

Causeway CS Junior Cycle Assessment

1. Kerry ETB schools will run school-based assessments from May 11th – May 27th 2020.

2. All elements of the Junior Cycle, project work, coursework, CBAs and assessment tasks

will be taken into consideration in the overall grade. These will all be reflected in the Kerry

ETB/ Causeway CS Junior Cycle Assessment Certificate.

3. CBAs: Where these have already been completed in 2nd and 3rd year, these will be included

on the Kerry ETB/ Causeway CS Junior Cycle Assessment Certificate.

4. Students can submit their assignments by email or uploading them to Microsoft Teams.

Assignments can be typed or written (which can be photographed and emailed to their teachers)

5. Kerry ETB/Causeway CS Junior Cycle Assessment Certificate will be available in

September/October 2020

6. School based assessments are not State Examination Assessments, therefore there will be

no appeals procedure. Grading will be carried out in line with Kerry ETB Schools agreed

Assessment Format (See pages below)

7. Assignments in every subject will use an open book approach, an assignment per

subject to be completed between 11th and 27th May 2020. Each assignment should

take approximately 1 hour to complete. (Exceptions: practical subjects such as Art and

Home Economics)

8. The SEN co-ordinator will contact parents/students who have been approved for their

reasonable accommodations which was granted by the State Exam Commission and

discuss their arrangements.

9. Assignments received after end of school day on 27th May 2020 will not be accepted.

10. Issues with working remotely e.g. connectivity, device faults etc., should be reported to

e.g. the Principal or Deputy Principal by end of school day on 7th May 2020.

Kerry ETB/Causeway CS Guidance / Assessment Format

Arrangements for 3rd Years and School-based Assessments

Assessment Format for

English, Science, Business Studies, Gaeilge, Spanish, French, Maths, Geography,

History and Technical Graphics

Weight Awarded

Subjects where the assessment task and/or CBAs

have been submitted

Subjects without Assessment Task

English, Science, Business Studies, Gaeilge, MFL

Maths, Geography, History, Technical Graphics

40% 40% of grade awarded for the

Mock Examination

50% of grade awarded for the Mock Examination

10%

10% awarded for the submission of the CBA/

Assessment Task

20% 20% for engagement and attendance (Sept- May)

20% for engagement and attendance (Sept- May)

30%

1 Assignment to be

completed between 11th and 27th May 2020. This assignment should take approximately 1 hour to

complete.

1 Assignment to be completed between 11th and 27th May 2020. This assignment should take approximately 1 hour to

complete.

Wellbeing

Causeway CS has its own individualised Wellbeing programme for Junior Cycle, elements of which

will also be reflected in the Kerry ETB/Causeway CS Junior Cycle Certificate.

Guidance/ Assessment Format for Junior Cycle Metalwork

Weight Awarded Metalwork

20% 20% of grade awarded for the Mock Examination

50%

50% for project work (This will reflect engagement in practical/project work in these subjects

in the classroom)

30%

30% for online assignment

This Assignment is a design assignment based on the design element featured in their practical project based and on the existing topics of the Junior Cycle Metalwork and Woodwork Paper This assignment to have a weighting of 30%. This assignment will include the use and development

of many of the Junior Cycle Key Skills.

Guidance/ Assessment Format for Junior Cycle Woodwork

Weight Awarded Woodwork

30% 30% of grade awarded for the Mock Examination

40%

40% for project work (This will reflect engagement in practical/project work in these subjects

in the classroom)

30%

30% for online assignment

This Assignment is a design assignment based on the design element featured in their practical project based and on the existing topics of the Junior Cycle Metalwork and Woodwork Paper This assignment to have a weighting of 30%. This assignment will include the use and development

of many of the Junior Cycle Key Skills.

Guidance/ Assessment Format for Junior Cycle Music

Weight Awarded Music

30% 30% of grade awarded for the Mock Examination

20%

20% for music practicals (Students do class practicals termly from 1st year)

20% Attendance & Engagement (Sept- May)

30%

An Assignment which will take place between May 11th – May 27th

Guidance/ Assessment Format for Junior Cycle Home Economics

Weight Awarded Home Economics

20% 20% of grade awarded for the Mock Examination

50%

25% Craft Project Work

25% Practical Work (up until 12th March 2020)

30%

An Assignment will be based on the theory of the Junior Cycle Home Economics paper. This assignment to have a weighting of 30%. This assignment will include the use and development of

many of the Junior Cycle Key Skills.

Guidance/ Assessment Format for Junior Cycle Art

Weight Awarded Art

25% 25% awarded to the sketchbook with primary source drawing and planning that exhibits the broad range of art-based skills

and experiences acquired by students.

25% CBA 2

20% 20% for Engagement & Attendance (Sept- May)

30%

An assignment can be set to suit individual schools- teachers set assignment that will best suit their own classes needs and abilities completed between 11th and 27th May 2020. The time taken to complete the assessment may vary depending on the

task assigned.