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Transition Year students visit the Reptile Zoo

Our Transition Year students recently visited the Reptile Zoo to see and learn about the various different reptiles they have in their care. Some students were brave enough to get up close to the animals. Thanks to the Reptile Zoo for having us. TYs then finished off the day with a spot of bowling. 

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3rd Year Lamp Project

Well done to the third year woodwork class on the completion of their lamps. There was a lot of different skills involved such as design, woodturning, shaping of bases and wiring of the lamps. Well done to all and thanks to their teacher Mr. Walsh for his help.

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TYs have a talk about Apprentiships

Our TYs had an online presentation today from Virginia Bohan who is the Senior Training Advisor of Apprenticeship Services with KCETB. The talk gave students great information and advice regarding apprenticeships and the many and wide variety of Apprenticeship programmes that are available in Ireland.Please see https://apprenticeship.ie/ for more information. Students also had a talk […]

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2nd Year business students partcipate in a “mock strike”

2nd Year business students partcipated in a “mock strike” today. They have been learning about industrial disputes and types of industrial action. They also learned about the necessary steps employees must take to make a strike official. To make their strike official a secret ballot was held to vote whether they wanted to proceed with […]

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TY Business students create consumer rights information booklets

Our TY Business students produced wallet sized information booklets that contained information about what rights consumers have when they purchase goods and services under The Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980. The booklets displayed both depth of knowledge for consumer law and also great creativity. Well done to all involved.

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