Rachel Mahon is a dedicated Irish and Spanish teacher at The Institute of Education. She obtained a degree in her subjects in UCD before completing her Masters of Education through the medium of Irish in NUIG, where she graduated with a first class honours. She has extensive experience teaching Leaving Cert students and has examined orals and corrected exams with the State Examination Commission for a number of years. Rachel is very passionate about both languages and has spent many summers working in Irish colleges in the Gaeltacht, most recently as principal.
She spent time in Seville during her undergrad and has done various Spanish courses with the Instituto de Cervantes in Dublin and Madrid. Her approach aims to instil a love of languages in students and a deep understanding of how the language works. Her teaching is highly exam focused in order to ensure students obtain the highest mark possible.