Teaching LCA ICT: Introduction and Vocational Specialism

Two lessons that establish three things: an honest map of where you are starting from (the confidence audit); a working understanding of what the LCA ICT pathway requires of students across two years (and therefore of you); and a productive mindset for delivering ICT in an LCA classroom, where the cohort, the assessment regime, and the ethos all differ meaningfully from the standard Leaving Cert.

Three lessons that build the LCA-specific pedagogical layer: who LCA students actually are and what engages them; how the Something Real project becomes the year-long spine that carries every Key Assignment; and how to honour the SEC descriptors while modernising the framing from 1998-style office skills to 2026-style creator skills.

Three lessons covering the two mandatory Intro modules (ICT1, ICT2, taken in sequence per SEC) and the 5 Key Assignments that determine credit. The first two lessons handle each SEC module in depth; the third zooms out to Key Assignment design and supervision across the Intro arc.

Four lessons, one per SEC Specialism module. Each lesson covers the SEC descriptor, the 2 Key Assignments inside that module, the creator-skills framing, the relevant AI tools, and how the module's work continues the student's Something Real project from Intro.

Three lessons that close the course. Lesson 5.1.1 covers SEC portfolio assessment: KA marking, packaging, submission, and common rejection reasons. Lesson 5.1.2 synthesises the full Intro to Specialism arc into a two-year year-plan. Lesson 5.1.3 covers recruitment, progression pathways, and the closing reflection.