- Type
- Subject
- Exam level
- Common level
- Specification
- Junior Cycle History specification (2017)
- Minimum hours
- 200
- Classroom-Based Assessments
- Normally two, in 2nd and 3rd Year (see the specification)
Strands
- Plan this
The nature of history
IE-JC-HIST.NH · 11 learning outcomes
Developing historical consciousness, Working with evidence
- LO 1.1
- LO 1.2
- LO 1.3
- LO 1.4
- LO 1.5
- LO 1.6
- LO 1.7
- LO 1.8
- LO 1.9
- LO 1.10
- LO 1.11
- Plan this
The history of Ireland
IE-JC-HIST.IRL · 13 learning outcomes
Acquiring the ‘big picture’
- LO 2.1
- LO 2.2
- LO 2.3
- LO 2.4
- LO 2.5
- LO 2.6
- LO 2.7
- LO 2.8
- LO 2.9
- LO 2.10
- LO 2.11
- LO 2.12
- LO 2.13
- Plan this
The history of Europe and the wider world
IE-JC-HIST.EUR · 14 learning outcomes
Acquiring the ‘big picture’
- LO 3.1
- LO 3.2
- LO 3.3
- LO 3.4
- LO 3.5
- LO 3.6
- LO 3.7
- LO 3.8
- LO 3.9
- LO 3.10
- LO 3.11
- LO 3.12
- LO 3.13
- LO 3.14
Other subjects
Questions teachers ask
- How is Junior Cycle History organised?
- The specification has 3 strands (The nature of history, The history of Ireland, The history of Europe and the wider world) and 38 learning outcomes. Each outcome has an official number, shown here with our code.
- Can Heapso plan Junior Cycle History lessons?
- Yes. Choose "Plan this" next to a strand to open a lesson plan set to 1st Year History, or plan a unit for any year. Inside the planner you see the full learning outcomes and add the ones you're teaching.