Leaving Certificate 2021

Leaving Certificate 2021

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The Candidate Self Service Portal will reopen at 12pm Tuesday 27 April 2021 until 6pm on Friday 30 April for candidates to review and finalise their level selection and their choices of examinations, Accredited Grades or both. All candidates are required to complete this process, even if their choices have not changed since March.
A comprehensive guide to this phase of the portal is published on www.gov.ie/leavingcertificate2021 and www.examinations.ie.
The Department will also support school leaders, teachers and other school personnel, tutors, parents and students by providing a dedicated phone-line service for queries on the Accredited Grades process. The Department can be …

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Easter Bake-Off – First Year Challenge Winners

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Well done to all our First year students who took part in our Easter Bake-Off Challenge . Pictures of the fantastic winning cakes are pictured below . Winners were as follows. Naoise Brennan Marie Crotty Joanna Grady Clodagh Grant Eoghan Kelly Hannah Moloney Jack Muggivan Emma Wynne Sarah Treacy Thanks to Ms Newell and Ms Keating in the Home Economics Department for organising this. Read More >

Out-of-school subjects & learners – LC2021

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For students who are studying a subject outside of school, please watch the following video clip which provides a useful summary of the doc below re: SEC Accredited Grades for Out-of-school subjects and learners. Out-of-School Subjects and Learners – YouTube
This is the full guide document: A Guide to Accredited Grades for Out-of-School Subjects and Learners_fi.._
So what do you need to do now if you are in this category??:
Step 1: Any student who is studying an additional subject for exams and/or SEC Accredited Grades must indicate this in writing and send to angela.mcnamara@lcetb.ie. You will receive acknowledgment on receipt of same.
Step 2: For …

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Key documents re: LC2021

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Thank you to all who attended our Information Session for Parents/Guardians re LC2021.
For your convenience, please click on links below to access key documents as discussed/referred to at Information session. Listed in order of publication.
A Guide to State Examinations and Accredited Grades LC2021
circular S07.21 For completion dates of coursework, please see page 3 of this circular.
circular S08_21 LCVP This is specific to LCVP (Leaving Cert Vocational Programme)
LC 2021 Music practical examinations
2021 LC Accredited Grades Short Info for Students and Parents
The CSSP Before You Start Guide 2021 is specific to the Leaving Certificate Candidate Self Service Portal which will be …

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Leaving Cert 2021 – Information session for Parents/Guardians

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Dear Parents/Guardians – we invite you to an Information session for Parents/Guardians re: LC2021 next Tuesday evening. This session will aim to help you support your son/daughter to navigate LC2021, including the Student Portal, and to understand the new arrangements and choices available this year – Exams and/or Accreditated grades. Registration information for this zoom session has been sent out via vsware message. If you have not received the link to register, please contact us. Thank you, Angela McNamara & Angela Russell For most up-to-date info, please refer to gov.ie – Leaving Certificate 2021 (www.gov.ie)   Read More >

Second Year Students -180 km Virtual East Clare Way

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March 1 saw the beginning of a new challenge for 2nd year students who will walk  a Virtual East Clare Way (180 km) between March 1 and April 12 . We will walk the distance within our own 5 km limit adhering to all Covid 19 guidelines.  Through this wellbeing initiative we are also hoping to raise funds and awareness of the ICCR Irish Community Rapid Response . In 2020 the Air Ambulance was tasked to Co. Clare 40 times – to areas including Tulla Broadford and Ennis . All funds raised here will go directly to this great cause. …

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Clare Student Enterprise Final – Success for SCC Students

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The Clare Student Enterprise final was held earlier this week via Zoom organized by LEO. Well done to Sarah Treacy 1st year who won the Runner up in the Junior Category with her enterprise “Sarah’s Farm Fresh Eggs” and to Transition Year Students Emily Chen, Grace Guilfoyle and Lorraine Grady who won the Best Sales Award in the Senior Category with their enterprise Custom Canvasses – Well done to the students and their teachers Ms Hassett and Ms Kelly.
“My student enterprise competition journey started when I was in Business Studies class In late November. My teacher Ms Kelly asked us”how …

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24th of February 2021 – Letter to Parents from Minister Foley

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Dear Parent/Guardian,

Yesterday the Government published the plan for the next phases of return to in-school provision for students at both primary and post-primary level. These further phases have been developed following continuous engagement with unions and other education partners and ongoing engagement with the Department of Health and HSE Public Health.
The Department of Health and the HSE have reaffirmed that schools in themselves are low risk environments and that a gradual phased reopening can occur at this time. Public health has reviewed the measures put in place to ensure safe operation of schools and is satisfied that these infection prevention …

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Litríocht sa Sneachta

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Second Year Irish Students took creative advantage of their “snow day” before the February Mid Term break. The class who are studying Óige Ó Ceallachair’s novel ‘Cúpla’ as part of their literature course were tasked with creating scenes or characters from the novel in the Snow. Remote learning at it’s best. Maith sibh https://scariffcommunitycollege.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rang-sa-sneachta-.mp4     Read More >

Lá fhéile Bríde

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Excellent work from our first and second year students who got creative to celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde. They kept the tradition alive by making their own St. Bridget’s Day crosses at home. Maith sibh Read More >