Peter Timmins

Peter is a teacher of Design & Communication Graphics. He has over 30 years of teaching experience and his students consistently score well above the national average in this subject.

Paul Mc Andrew

Paul teaches Religion and Politics & Society. He is an exam corrector with the State Examinations Commission for both Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate Religion papers. He published his first book, A Little Bit of World Religion in 2019 and

Robbie Cronin

Robbie teaches Irish and Spanish and has worked for many years with the State Examinations Commission devising curricula and as an exam corrector. He was a member of the NCCA committees tasked with devising Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate courses.

Begona de la Fuente

Begoña is a native Spanish speaker with over 20 years experience of teaching Spanish. After obtaining her degree in Spanish Language and Literature from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid she completed a course to specialise in Teaching Spanish as a

Enda Dowd

Enda is a teacher of biology and chemistry. He has 12 years teaching experience and has also worked with the State Examinations Commission. In addition to his timetabled classes Enda provides additional support to his students in the form of

Richard Hogan

Richard Hogan is an English teacher with over 15 years teaching experience. Richard works closely with his students to help them gain an thorough understanding of their subject and how to navigate the examination process.    

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

Arnaud Bongrand

Arnaud is a native French speaker and has taught at the Institute for eight years. He has 24 years  teaching experience, having taught in the Alliance Française, Euro Languages College and Living Language.  Arnaud has worked with the Department of

Michael Doran

Michael has been teaching History since 1994 and Geography since 1995 at The Institute of Education. His extensive experience also includes serving as an examiner for the Leaving Cert exams in both History and Geography, working closely with the State

Hilary Dorgan

Hilary has over 30 years teaching experience and was previously the senior Maths teacher at Marian College in Ballsbridge. He was honoured with the Victor Graham Award 2010 for his contribution to Applied Mathematics in Ireland. Hilary brings enthusiasm, insight