Tús Maith: Transitions in Action – A Preschool to Primary School Project 2022-2023
Following on from the success of our pilot project, the Education Centre Directors in Mayo, Sligo, Donegal and Carrick-on-Shannon (covering Leitrim, Roscommon and Longford) in collaboration with the County Childcare Committee Managers in these counties are delighted to offer a collaborative project on Transition from Preschool to Primary School in the school year 2022-2023.
The overall aim of the initiative is to foster good relationships between the practitioners in both sectors to ensure that every child transitions successfully. As a result of taking part in the project, participants will
- Gain an understanding of the curricula/framework/methodologies in both preschool and infant classes
- Establish good relationships between their partner preschools/primary schools
- Examine current challenges & opportunities in the transition space
- Agree protocols for the sharing of information between both settings
- Formulate a number of practical strategies to ease the transition process for all stakeholders
In order to participate, a partnership of at least one Junior Infant Teacher and one Early Years Educator from feeder schools is required. It is also essential that the Principal/Preschool Manager is aware and supportive of your involvement in this project.
Note: If your school/preschool already participated in the project during 2021-2022, there will be a year 2 project during 2022-2023 for that partnership, and you will be contacted about this in due course. However, if you have a new staff member who wishes to participate in the project this year, that staff member should form a partnership with a new primary school teacher and join the new (Year 1) cohort for the project.
The project will involve participating in a professional network that will meet approximately 5 times during the school year 2022-2023, after school hours with a mixture of online and face-to-face sessions. This will include a number of cross-sectoral CPD webinars on topics identified by the participants. Ongoing assistance and advice will be provided to make this a positive experience for all involved.
SAVE THE DATE: The first online meeting will take place via Zoom on Tues 25th Oct 7pm
Please fill out the expression of interest form attached and return it by email to the Director of Mayo Education Centre (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by Friday 30th Sept 2022.
Transition Project Information Note
