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Department plan folder

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  • 24-10-2023 5:42pm
    #1
    star_123
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭


    Hi everyone, I'm looking to update all department plan folders in JC Science, LC Ag Science, LC Chemistry and TY Science. I'm wondering what headings I should have, and if anyone had inspections lately have they advised anything in relation to department plans and what should be in there. I don't want to leave anything out.

    Thanks in advance 🙂



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    #2
    cmssjone
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭cmssjone


    To be honest, I don’t understand why every single school has to provide a subject department plan. It would make more sense for schools to be given a department plan that schools could amend as required. Thousands of schools wasting thousands of hours basically coming up with variations of the same shite that no one but inspectors look at. I wouldn’t bother updating them and just claim that it is an organic document when challenged.



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    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,475 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    At this stage I'm sure many a department just lifts the plan from the book they are using (some subject books have 3 years plans for teachers)

    Just use that and adapt/change as needed. No need to be spending hours reinventing the wheel when that time can be used for lesson content,etc

    All Eyes On Rafah



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    #4
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,222 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    It would be terrible if a school had a full inspection, including all department plans and one department mistakenly left an empty folder in and it wasn't discovered until after the visit. That would be a terrible thing to happen.



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    History Queen
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121303127#Comment_121303127

    Hahahahahahahaha... gas!


    Really highlights how absolutely redundant most of that paperwork is. We once had an inspector ask us to change the positioning of columns in a scheme of work (as in move a column from one side of the table to the other and change the wording of the title if the column)...that was the day I realised I need never worry about the inspector again as their work was clearly entirely redundant and not at all focused on improving teaching or learning.



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    #6
    amacca
    Registered Users Posts: 6,953 ✭✭✭amacca


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121305700#Comment_121305700

    That's the kind of thing would have left me in an apoplectic fit of rage!



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    History Queen
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121307556#Comment_121307556

    The teacher who was with the inspector at the time somehow kept her temper. But I agree with you, absolutely infuriating.



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