Deirdre Kelly
Deirdre Kelly joined The Institute of Education at the beginning of the academic year in August 2023 as head of the Pastoral, Guidance and Safeguarding team. Deirdre is a teacher of Biology, Maths and Science and works with the State…
Ramadan Abughalia
Ramadan has been teaching Leaving Certificate Arabic for over 5 years, He has taught Arabic for non Arabic speakers for over 10 years and also has 13 years experience in teaching English as a second language. Previously, Ramadan was the…
Lesley Aslin
Lesley Aslin is a Geography teacher at The Institute of Education. Lesley has 11 years teaching KS3, GCSE and A level Geography in the UK. She was Head of Geography for 6 years in a London Secondary School.
Louise Boylan
A specialist in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Physics, Louise has over 25 years of teaching experience. One of Ireland’s first female authors of secondary-level Maths books, she has co-authored 17 books, including the “New Concise Project Maths” series of textbooks…
Emily Brady
Emily Brady is a dedicated Biology teacher at The Institute of Education. She has an honours degree in Science Education from Maynooth University. Emily also earned a Professional Masters in Education from Maynooth University. She has a passion for Biology…
Pat Brennan
With over 30 years of teaching experience, Pat Brennan has a wealth of knowledge to share with students in the classroom. Pat will be teaching our Leaving Certificate Computer Science students for the 2024/2025 academic year. As a LC state…
David Callan
David is a Higher Level Leaving Certificate Mathematics and Biology teacher. This year, David will be teaching Leaving Certificate Maths to our 6th Year students. With 17 years experience, David knows what it takes for students to achieve success in…
Erika Capello
Erika is a native Italian speaker. After obtaining her master’s degree in teaching Italian as a second language from the University of Paris VIII, she completed a specialised course in teaching Italian to secondary school students (CAPS) at the University…
James Campbell
James has over 20 years teaching experience at Junior Cert and Leaving Cert Honours Level. He teaches Geography and Economics at the Institute …
Ciara Coleman
Ciara Coleman is a music educator and choral conductor with over ten years of teaching experience. Following her undergraduate music degree at Trinity College Dublin, she obtained a Masters in Music Pedagogy at the Kodály Institute of the Liszt Academy…
David Connolly
David Connolly is an English teacher with more than 7 years’ experience. David is also the Head of Extra-Curricular activities in the Institute. In role he teachers Philosophy, Debating, Creative Writing and Film Studies. David has won two competitive scholarships…
Patricia Crowley
Patricia Crowley teaches the new Leaving Cert Art course. She has over 30 years teaching experience. As well as preparing students for the written exam in Visual Studies, she also supports students with their Art practical course work. Patricia’s…