Screen Careers for Transition-Year Students 2025

Dates of activity

• Online Seminars with David Puttnam will take place from 10.00am – 11.30am on March 25^th, 26^th, 28^th and April 1^st, 2^nd and 4^th.
• Two small-group mentoring sessions for each school (with an industry professional) will also take place during this timeframe (25/03/25 – 04/04/25). Convenient times/days will be agreed with schools for these sessions closer to the time.
• The in-person event at University College Cork is TBC end of April / early May.

Duration:

• Online seminars are 90 minutes.
• Mentoring sessions are 60 minutes.
• A day-long event will also take place at University College Cork.

Venue:

• Online / University College Cork.

Cost:

• Free.
• Please note: travel expenses for 4 students + teacher and/or principal from each school to UCC not covered).

Students who display an existing interest, passion or curiosity for film, or a keen interest in global affairs. Every effort will also be made to ensure selected participants are from a range of backgrounds and meet Screen Ireland’s strategic goals around diversity, ethnicity and inclusion.

Each school should appoint a teacher (or TY coordinator) to lead the programme at school level. This will involve the teacher attending each seminar with David Puttnam, and ensuring the students are logged on correctly, are paying attention to, and participating in, the online discussion, and are not distracting others by talking out of place etc.

The appointed teacher should also accompany the students to the in-person event.

The school principal, school guidance counsellors, other relevant teachers, and parents are invited to attend the in-person event with the students if they wish.

If you are interested in applying to participate in this programme please email [email protected] for an application form or simply complete this online form – https://atticusedu.com/forms/ty-application-form-2025/

Please send any questions or queries about your schools’ viability for the programme to [email protected].

Schools outside of Munster cannot apply.

Atticus Education will select six schools for the programme. Selection will be based on the schools/students’ previous (proven) interest and enthusiasm for the creative industries, and/or global affairs; schools/students’ demonstrable interest in the cross over between different subjects, especially between creativity and technology; a demonstrable interest in encouraging students to help the wider community; an interest amongst students in film / gaming / new media; a lack of access to film education or local training opportunities locally.

The deadline for submitting applications is Friday 15th November 2024 by 5pm.
Successful schools will be notified by Friday 29th November 2024.

The six successful schools will then be given a template application form to give to all TY students.

Interested students should fill out the application form and the school should select the four students it believes to be most well suited for the programme.

Names of participating students (and their application forms) should be sent to Atticus Education by Friday 7th February 2025.

Each school will appoint a programme coordinator (TY coordinator or careers advisor) to attend six online seminars and an in-person event at University College Cork with the selected students.

Online seminars will take place on the school premises during the school day, so that students may access the necessary facilities.

1. An appointed teacher(s) for the programme. This allocated role can be shared by more than one teacher. This person/people will need time to distribute student application forms and then select the successful students. Time will also be needed to attend some preparatory calls with Atticus Education. This person/people should also attend all six 90 minute online seminars with David Puttnam and two 60 minute mentoring sessions with the class (total 11 hours). This person/people will also accompany the four students to the in-person day at UCC. Other teachers / principals / parents can also attend the event if they wish.
2. A quiet classroom with a stable internet connection on a computer (even better if this on a large screen) where the students can congregate for the seminars. This will be needed from 10.00am – 11.30am on March 25^th, 26^th, 28^th and April 1^st, 2^nd and 4 (Dates and times for mentoring sessions to be agreed with the school closer to the time).
3. Transport to University College Cork for teacher and four students for the in-person event in late Spring 2025.

The teachers and students involved in the programme will be invited to University College Cork for a special event that will include an introduction to the university’s BA in Film & Screen Media, a tour of the campus and production facilities, and an opportunity to meet and network with local film professionals over lunch.

The event will also include a welcome address from Professor John O’Halloran (President, UCC) and a reflection on the programme from David Puttnam.

Students will record their responses to the programme on camera and will be interviewed by UCC’s radio station.

• Students will be issued an exclusive handbook to accompany the sessions. The handbook will include ideas and questions about each seminar.
• Each student will be issued a special certificate of completion when the programme ends.