Paul Stapleton Email & Phone Number

Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland

• Develop individual education plans for students on the basis of needs and assessments. Plan the intended outcomes for each student and design programmes to break down the development of skills and content into incremental steps.• Implement tailored education programmes to vulnerable students who are in need of individual tuition. Programmes are centred on literacy, phonics and behaviour.• Collaborate with other staff members and external agencies in order to identify the most appropriate learning intervention for students.

Botswana, Ethiopia, Cambodia

The Serious Fun Children’s Network is a global network of camps and programs that helps children and their families reach beyond illness to discover joy, confidence and new possibilities. Since 2014, I've acted as a Field Consultant for SeriousFun on their African programmes and have consulted on one program a year since.In this role, I act as part of the team responsible for training the local staff (leadership, program and residential life teams) to run camp in line with the SeriousFun criteria of supporting children with life threatening illnesses. I support the camp leadership teams, which involves training and mentoring leadership staff in the day to day running of camp.The ultimate aim in guiding and advising the local staff team is to reach the stage where the SeriousFun team can step out and camp will still run seamlessly.

Ireland

Ashoka is the largest global network of systems changing social entrepreneurs (Ashoka Fellows). Since 1981, Ashoka has selected and supported over 3,500 Fellows working across 92 countries. Ashoka Fellows are visionaries who have spearheaded worldwide movements in areas including microfinance, open education, citizen journalism, among others.In my role as Community Director, I acted as a liaison between the network of Irish Ashoka Fellows, the Ashoka staff, Ashoka Support Network and Strategic Partners. This includes on-boarding new members of the community, tracking engagement with community members, and providing financial, professional and networking services to the Fellows.I then undertook the role of Interim Country Director whereby I was responsible for all operations of Ashoka Ireland, including fundraising, program management, governance, and partnership development.

County Dublin, Ireland

County Dublin, Ireland

Ireland

Barretstown is a specially-designed camp that provides Therapeutic Recreation programmes for children with serious illnesses and their families. Barretstown’s mission is to rebuild the lives of children affected by serious illness. As Cottage Co-ordinator at Barretstown, I was the point person for families and responsible for ensuring that their time spent at camp is as comfortable, safe and enjoyable as possible. I acted as a liason between the families and the camp team. I also trained staff and volunteers in supporting children’s needs and behaviour.

Colorado, United States

Roundup River Ranch is a member of the Serious Fun Children’s Network and is located in Colorado. It is an intentionally programmed camp designed to restore the confidence of children whose lives have been affected by serious illnesses. I was responsible for ensuring that all activities were run in line with the organisation's intentional programming model, whereby kids reflect on their goals and successes to build confidence.I trained a team of 14 activity leaders to deliver programmes at an exceptionally high standard, and managed and empowered them throughout the camp season.

Serious Fun Network

As an Activity Leader in Barretstown (a camp for seriously ill children), I was responsible for leading activities in line with the organisation’s Therapeutic Recreation model, which build’s children’s confidence by setting challenges in which the child always succeeds. I primarily ran the photography activity.As a Cara I was responsible for the daily needs of the children, and also stayed in the cottage with the children. I acted as role model, leader, supporter and friend to the children throughout their stay.

Swords, Dublin

· Provided efficient solutions to product concerns identified using analytical skills.· Acted as a liason between the manufacturing and design staff and propose process improvements to the design team where necessary.· Collected and maintained relevant product information regarding testing, yields, documentation etc. Ensured production quality was maintained and industry standards weremet.

· Conducted research in conjunction with Enable Ireland into the anisotropic properties of the plywood used in wheelchair seat design. · Involved the examination of existing research and the adjustment of current designs to improve safety. · Wrote a thesis as the final product of my research, and presented the findings of the research to the engineering staff in Enable Ireland who used the material as a valuable insight into the vulnerabilities of their design.

Fundamentals Of Data Science, Data Science, 1.1

Activities and Societies: Completed 4 modules: 1. Object Orientated Software Development 2. Information Systems 3. Data Wrangling 4. Data.

Masters In Primary Education, Education

B.A.I; B.A, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering; Mathematics

Activities and Societies: - An active member of the GAA sports club for four years, and was elected as Club secretary in my final year.

Education record

Activities and Societies: - Elected Prefect by my peers, with the approval of the teaching staff, in my final year of study. - Represented.