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Candidate Self Service Portal - Important message from SEC for 6th years - please read carefully
Created : 15 Mar 2021, 4:08 PM
Archived : 15 May 2021, 12:00 AM
Dear Principal, As you are aware the Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP) opened on Wednesday of last week to allow Leaving Certificate candidates to confirm their subject and level entry details online, and to indicate whether they wish to sit the examinations, to receive SEC Accredited Grades, or both. The Portal will close tomorrow, Tuesday 16th March, at 6 pm and as of this morning, there is an estimated 18,000 candidates who have not yet registered. The registration process is extremely important because, not only does it allow candidates to register and opt for the examinations and/or accredited grades, but will also allow candidates to confirm their subjects and level in late April or early May; access their examination results; view their estimated percentage mark and component marks; view scripts which were marked on-line; lodge an appeal; access their appeal results, view their appealed component marks and access the independent appeals scrutineers process. Given the range of services to be provided through the Portal, I would ask you to establish if there are any candidates in your school who have not yet registered or completed the registration process and actively encourage those candidates to do so before it closes at 6 pm tomorrow. Registration on the portal is a very simple process and involves 3 stages; registration, account activation, confirmation of subjects and opt to sit the examinations or accredited grades or both. On completion of all 3 stages, candidates will receive a confirmation e-mail from the SEC. To date a number of students have also only completed stage 1 of the registration process so it is equally important to encourage any such candidate in your school to complete the process. You can ignore this for students who you have already informed us that they are no longer attending your school. Please remind candidates to read the ‘Before you Start Guide’ which takes them through the process before they commence the registration process. I would be grateful if you could remind the candidates who have yet to register of the following before they hit the Submit button on the portal: When they have made their choices for each subject and BEFORE they hit the Submit button, they should carefully review their selections to ensure they are correct. When they see the Warning do not ignore it; check the page again. They will not be able to go back to alter their choices on the portal at this time. I would also ask that, where feasible, you make your IT facilities available to your students so that they will all have the opportunity and facilities to complete this very important process. Please note if they have any difficulty registering please ring the helpdesk at 1800 1135 or 1800 1136 during 9am and 6pm or email the details including your candidate number to candidateportal@examinations.ie and we will be able to assist you. Thanking you in anticipation of your urgent attention to this matter.
FAO parents and students, - Survey
Created : 15 Mar 2021, 11:11 AM
Archived : 15 May 2021, 12:00 AM
The Parents Association in collaboration with the Student Council are investigating some ideas for fundraising and would be grateful if you could take a minute to complete the survey by clicking the link below. docs.google.com/forms/d/1kywSi4Ns9ImdU01acK96IR0-S2144xmjgszuxEBeEUc/viewform?gxids=7628&edit_requested=true
Candidate Self-Service Portal (CSSP) Step by Step Video Guide - FAO 6th years
Created : 12 Mar 2021, 3:45 PM
Archived : 12 May 2021, 12:00 AM
Dear students and parents/guardians, The DES has just advised that a Candidate Self-Service Portal (CSSP) Step by Step Video Guide which has just been published. The content of the video mirrors that of the CSSP 'Before You Start' Guide published earlier in the week. www.gov.ie/en/publication/d3ea2-leaving-certificate-2021/#leaving-certificate-2021-candidate-self-service-portal Leaving Certificate students may find this useful as an additional form of guidance. Kind regards J Leonard
John O'Shea former CEO of GOAL talk
Created : 12 Mar 2021, 2:48 PM
Archived : 12 May 2021, 12:00 AM
John O'Shea, former CEC of GOAL joined us for a wonderful discussion on his work and experiences. Students were very engaged and asked many interesting questions. They are planning to lobby our government on a number of issues John brought to their attention about the Developing World. Sincere thanks to John for giving his time so generously to speak with us.
Assessment and reporting arrangements for 3rd year students 2021
Created : 12 Mar 2021, 1:47 PM
Archived : 12 May 2021, 12:00 AM
Dear students and parents/guardians, I hope this message finds you well. As you know, currently the government plan as part of the phased reopening of schools is for 3rd Year students to return to school after the Easter holidays on April 12th. We are really looking forward to having you back with us. I have to pay tribute to the students for the level of engagement that continues in these challenging circumstances. We know that remote learning is not the same as being in school, but so many of you are continuing to make the most of the opportunities being provided to you to continue to learn. On that note I must also thank your teachers and your parents for supporting you during this time. Well done to all! As you know, the government announced that the Junior Cycle exams would not proceed this year and that schools would receive guidance on how to assess and report on students’ learning for the Junior Cycle class of 2021. I am pleased to say that the guidance issued during this week and we have put together a plan for the remainder of remote learning and your return. One of the central themes of the guidance was the need to maximise tuition time / learning and avoid over assessment. The whole school approach being adopted in CPC is: • An assessment window from 10th May to 21st May (a timetable will be issued shortly which will involve an assessment of one hour duration each day over the 2 week period for each subject. Normal classes will run for the rest of the day apart from the assessment class period.) • The assessment would be based mainly on work from 3rd year (and may contain some work covered during remote learning) • An overall mark will be awarded to each student made up of a split of 70% for students' learning over the 3 year programme as awarded by their teacher and 30% for the additional May assessment • All assessments to be inclusive of students with SEN with differentiated approaches where relevant • Tuition during the week of 24th May as normal until classes finish on May 28th • Reports detailing progress and achievement in each subject, CBA descriptors, other aspects of achievement including in the wellbeing programme as soon as feasible following the completion of the school year. For students it is important to follow your teacher’s guidance in preparing for the May assessment which will be worth 30% of your overall mark. It is equally important that you continue to engage to a high level in remote learning and all other in-class work when we return, including all classes up to May 28th as this will be part of your teacher’s consideration for the other 70% of your mark as well as your work over the entire 3 year programme. Keep up the good work and continue to take good care. J Leonard
Notice from Kildare Education Centre of webinar for parents on March 18th - "Navigating the Final Term of Leaving Cert '21"
Created : 12 Mar 2021, 10:45 AM
Archived : 12 May 2021, 12:00 AM
I would appreciate if you could circulate the attached information re forthcoming Webinar for Parents entitled "Navigating the Final Term of Leaving Cert '21" to the parents of the relevant students in your school. As always, many thanks for your continued co-operation and support. Kind regards Kildare Education Support Centre

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Message from the State Examinations Commission Entries Section for 6th year students
Created : 12 Mar 2021, 10:04 AM
Archived : 12 May 2021, 12:00 AM
As you are aware the Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP) opened at 12 noon yesterday to allow Leaving Certificate candidates to confirm their subject and level entry details online, and to indicate whether they want to take the examinations, or to receive SEC Accredited Grades, or both. We are receiving communications from candidates who registered on the portal yesterday to inform us that they have omitted or made errors in their selection on the portal. We are working through the emails that we have received from these students or their school, and we will be following up on these as soon as possible. There is no need to make contact with us again. We will confirm that these changes have been made in due course. I would be grateful if you could remind the candidates who have yet to register of the following before they hit the Submit button on the portal: When they have made their choices for each subject and BEFORE they hit the Submit button, they should carefully review their selections to ensure they are correct. When they see the Warning do not ignore it; check the page again. They will not be able to go back to alter their choices on the portal at this time. This information should be brought to the attention of school management, teachers, students and parents at the earliest opportunity. Many thanks for your ongoing cooperation in this matter. Entries Section State Examinations Commission
Important webinar event for TY students and parents
Created : 12 Mar 2021, 9:45 AM
Archived : 12 May 2021, 12:00 AM
Dear students and parents, I hope this email finds you well. As you know, currently the government plan as part of the phased reopening of schools is for Transition Year students to return to school after the Easter holidays on April 12th. We are really looking forward to having you back with us. I have to pay tribute to the students for the level of engagement that continues in these challenging circumstances. We know that remote learning is not the same as being in school, but so many of you are continuing to make the most of the wonderful opportunities being provided to you to experience new things and continue to learn. On that note I must also thank your teachers and in particular Ms Groome for her coordination of the programme. I know that parents have been receiving weekly emails detailing the extra opportunities that are available to students and in a strange way the remote model has possibly meant that students could engage in even more experiences. Well done to all! During this time it is also necessary to plan for next year and your progression into 5th year. You are invited to register for an information webinar that will take place on Monday 15th at 7.30pm via Zoom. The purpose of this webinar is to share with you important information about the various programmes on offer in CPC in 5th year; Leaving Certificate Established, Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme and Leaving Certificate Applied Programme. In addition you will hear from a career guidance point of view the pathways that each programme lead to as well advice around subject selection in this regard. Finally you will hear about how to submit your subject preferences for Leaving Certificate through VsWare. This webinar will be followed up by a subject information session for students on Thursday 18th March (further details will follow). For now I ask that you register for the webinar to receive the link for the meeting on Monday 15th at 7.30pm. You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Mar 15, 2021 07:30 PM Dublin Topic: Information evening ahead of 5th year for parents & students Register in advance for this webinar: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qNFttvvUQGWi6vLbIE_-CQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Kind regards J Leonard
AILO (All Ireland Linguistic Olympiad)
Created : 09 Mar 2021, 3:54 PM
Archived : 10 May 2021, 12:00 AM
We would like to wish Adam Bermingham 2B, the very best of luck as he takes part in the AILO national final this afternoon. Having been successful in the preliminary round held at the end of January, Adam placed in the top 100 students nationwide. This is a fantastic achievement as hundreds of students across 61 schools competed in the preliminary round of this very challenging competition. Adam is the first student from CPC to represent our school in the national final. All your hard work has paid off to get you to the final.....Congratulations and Good Luck Adam!
#forDonal Webinar
Created : 09 Mar 2021, 3:52 PM
Archived : 09 May 2021, 12:00 AM
TY students attended the #for Donal Webinar organised by Cormac Stone of UCD Connect in aid of the Wicklow Hospice to build a 'Donal Den', a space for teenage patients. Donal's mother Elma shared his story, allowing us hear Donal's own words through a video. It was an extremely powerful presentation. Cormac Stone (UCD), Kieran Donaghy (Kerry footballer) and Tom Parsons (GAA) all spoke to us about caring for ourselves. We were reminded to be positive, particularly when using Social Media. The speakers recommended Pieta House, Jigsaw, The Samaritans and One Million Lives www.oml.world as very useful helping people mind their mental health, particularly in the current circumstances. We donated €115 from Cross & Passion College Transition Year.