Previous Acting Deputy Principal

Specifying in Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and co-occuring needs in the main stream setting. This involves teaching students social, emotional and behavioural skills using a range of strategies, also included in my work is aiding students, with other learning difficulties such as dyslexia, M/GLD and other specific learning difficulties, achieve their full potential. Comprehensive understanding of varying other S.E.N such as:- A.D.D- A.D.H.D- P.D.A- O.D.D -… Show more Specifying in Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and co-occuring needs in the main stream setting. This involves teaching students social, emotional and behavioural skills using a range of strategies, also included in my work is aiding students, with other learning difficulties such as dyslexia, M/GLD and other specific learning difficulties, achieve their full potential. Comprehensive understanding of varying other S.E.N such as:- A.D.D- A.D.H.D- P.D.A- O.D.D - DYSPRAXIA - E.B.D Also involved in the teaching of Geography in the mainstream setting to all year groups. Teaching practices were commended by the Dept of Ed. on subject inspection and were consequently recommended to the Geography Teachers Association of Ireland by the inspectorate.Class teacher annually to particular year groups. Show less

Mainstream Teacher in a Deis School. Involving differentiated teaching methods to enable students access the curriculum in a variety of ways including Team Teaching and one-to-one support. A full commitment to achieving the targets of a DEIS school. Also involved in the delivery of Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP).

Programmes Co-ordinator. Responsible for the Co-ordination of Leaving Certificate Applied (L.C.A), Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (L.C.V. P), Transition Year (T. Y), Junior Certificate Schools Programme (J.C.S.P), and DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools).This role brings responsibility for a significant portion of the school population enrolled in different programmes offered in the school.