Teacher CPD · Secondary Schools

Teaching Leaving Certificate Life, Community and Work

This course equips teachers to lead Leaving Certificate Life, Community and Work by exploring the specification’s two modules, four strands and four Applied Learning Tasks. Participants examine the experiential learning cycle, digital portfolio practices, work placement coordination, sensitive disclosures, and the 60/40 assessment model on the four-point grading scale. The programme builds lead-learner confidence and supports the development of a clear two-year implementation plan.
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€39
Enrolment per teacher
What's included
  • Self paced
  • Online course
  • Step-by-step lessons
  • Certificate from Coding Ireland

Explore the Course

Three lessons that establish a working map of the LCW specification (the two modules, four strands, four ALTs, experiential cycle, 60/40 assessment split and 4-point grading scale); the Lead Learner mindset adapted for a brand-new subject; and an honest baseline of where your confidence sits across the five capability areas this course will build.

The LCW Landscape: Spec, Strands, Four Alts at a Glance
The Lead Learner Mindset for a Brand-new Subject
Positioning LCW and Your Baseline

Five lessons covering the practical work of delivering LCW day-to-day. The experiential cycle is unpacked as named classroom moves. The Digital Portfolio is set up as a two-year student-owned artefact. The four ALTs are walked through as supervision tasks with named common pitfalls. The work-experience placement is treated as a coordination challenge with employer outreach, Garda Vetting and a debrief that feeds ALT 4. The module closes with a dedicated lesson on holding sensitive topics in the classroom with named support paths visible.

The Experiential Cycle as Classroom Moves
The Digital Portfolio: Setup, Maintenance, the Two-year Arc
The Four Alts: Supervising Each, Common Pitfalls
Facilitating the Work-experience or Work-shadowing Placement
Handling Sensitive Topics

Two lessons that close the course. The first walks the assessment shape end-to-end (60% Portfolio in Action AAC, 40% written examination, 4-point grading scale) and applies it to sample student artefacts. The second is the synthesis: a two-year year-arc planning artefact, the post-course self-efficacy re-survey and a final reflection that consolidates implementation intent for the first term back.

Assessment in Practice: Portfolio in Action, Written Paper, the 4-point Scale
The Two-year Year Arc and Final Reflection

Three lessons that establish a working map of the LCW specification (the two modules, four strands, four ALTs, experiential cycle, 60/40 assessment split and 4-point grading scale); the Lead Learner mindset adapted for a brand-new subject; and an honest baseline of where your confidence sits across the five capability areas this course will build.

The LCW Landscape: Spec, Strands, Four Alts at a Glance
The Lead Learner Mindset for a Brand-new Subject
Positioning LCW and Your Baseline

Five lessons covering the practical work of delivering LCW day-to-day. The experiential cycle is unpacked as named classroom moves. The Digital Portfolio is set up as a two-year student-owned artefact. The four ALTs are walked through as supervision tasks with named common pitfalls. The work-experience placement is treated as a coordination challenge with employer outreach, Garda Vetting and a debrief that feeds ALT 4. The module closes with a dedicated lesson on holding sensitive topics in the classroom with named support paths visible.

The Experiential Cycle as Classroom Moves
The Digital Portfolio: Setup, Maintenance, the Two-year Arc
The Four Alts: Supervising Each, Common Pitfalls
Facilitating the Work-experience or Work-shadowing Placement
Handling Sensitive Topics

Two lessons that close the course. The first walks the assessment shape end-to-end (60% Portfolio in Action AAC, 40% written examination, 4-point grading scale) and applies it to sample student artefacts. The second is the synthesis: a two-year year-arc planning artefact, the post-course self-efficacy re-survey and a final reflection that consolidates implementation intent for the first term back.

Assessment in Practice: Portfolio in Action, Written Paper, the 4-point Scale
The Two-year Year Arc and Final Reflection

What You'll Learn

Learning Goals

  1. Map the LCW specification including its modules, strands, Applied Learning Tasks, experiential cycle, and assessment model
  2. Adopt the Lead Learner mindset and associated facilitation practices for a new, non-specialist subject
  3. Position LCW as a rigorous Leaving Certificate subject with students, parents, and school communities
  4. Translate the experiential learning cycle, digital portfolio, and four ALTs into concrete classroom and supervision practices
  5. Apply LCW assessment approaches and plan a coherent two-year programme while building personal capability and implementation intentions

Learning Outcomes

  1. Map the NCCA LCW specification, identifying the two modules, four strands, four ALTs, experiential learning cycle, and 60/40 assessment structure on the 4-point scale
  2. Apply the Lead Learner mindset by using facilitation moves instead of domain-expert teaching approaches when delivering LCW
  3. Position LCW as a full Leaving Certificate subject and deliver a prepared script to students and parents
  4. Translate the experiential learning cycle into observable classroom moves, with particular emphasis on structuring the Reflecting phase
  5. Supervise the four Applied Learning Tasks, set up and maintain the student-owned digital portfolio, coordinate work placements, and manage sensitive disclosures using a stable response protocol

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