Meet Our Teachers

Rosemont’s teaching staff is comprised of Ireland’s leading educators. They incorporate advanced teaching practices into their approach to education, and they know that the best way to teach their students to strive for more is to lead by example.

Rosemont staff development
Our teachers embrace lifelong learning. They attend regular workshops outside of school and within. The entire staff team recently invested a significant amount of time and effort furthering their computer skills and IT knowledge and familiarising themselves with our virtual learning software.

Rosemont supports teachers in setting and achieving personal career goals. In striving to achieve those goals, our teachers perform at their very best for the students. They also set a very positive example for students who are learning goal setting and ownership of learning.

Staff collaboration
Finally, at a department level teachers are encouraged to pool resources and work together to provide students with an education full of cross-curricular activities. At regular staff meetings teachers exchange recent experiences in implementing new advanced teaching practices to ensure best educational practices are employed where applicable throughout the school.

 

Meet Our Teachers

Principal: Margaret Kelly
Deputy Principal: Janet Dean
Margaret Byrne
Maeve Carolan
Máire Cassidy
Susan Clarke
Siobhán Grandison
Heather Hall
Ana Kehoe
Joanne Kenny
Genna Meagher
Therese Murphy
Bernie Nesbitt
Róisín Ní Lochlainn
Julia O'Malley
Lisa Walsh


Margaret Kelly
Principal
Subjects: English
Education: BA, University College Dublin
H.Dip Ed., Trinity College, Dublin

Ms. Kelly’s English students learn to simultaneously think creatively while building skills to organise their thoughts in writing and express themselves clearly. She works hard to encourage all students to take up independent reading in addition to assigned. As Principal, Ms. Kelly participates in a national programme, Leadership Development for Schools established by the Department of Education. She has attended multiple seminars on leadership in education. As part of her ongoing effort to teach students to give back, she has organised social trips to Mexico, Poland and South America.

Janet Dean
Deputy Principal
Subjects: History, English, Religion and Civic, Social and Political Education.
Education: BA, University College Dublin, PGCE, University of Glasgow,
MA in History of International Relations, University College Dublin

Ms. Dean is a dedicated historian and continues to pursue ongoing research in her field. She founded and leads an annual educational trip to London where 5th year students learn to conduct their own historical research using primary sources. Ms. Dean has a strong IT background, having worked in software development before becoming a teacher. She has also gained international experience in education. While teaching in Glasgow she completed a research project on single-sex education versus co-ed, and the impact on learning and achievement. She is currently involved as the school liaison in relation to the new Rosemont in Sandyford.

Margaret Byrne
Subject: Home Economics
Education: BA Ed., Trinity College Dublin
Diploma in Home Economics, St. Catherine’s College Sion Hill

Ms. Byrne is passionate about food and creative handiwork. She communicates this passion to her students who explore foods and flavours from all over the globe in Ms. Byrne's Home Economics Room. Her students are familiar with standards of excellence, one of whom earned Ireland’s highest Leaving Certificate grade in Home Economics for that year. Her students have represented Rosemont in numerous cookery competitions over the years. She enthusiastically works with other subject teachers to build cross-curricular opportunities into Home Economics classes. A member of the ATHE, Ms. Byrne has attended numerous workshops and professional development in-services on home economics education.

Maeve Carolan
Subjects: Maths, Science, Biology, Ecology
Education: BSc, H.Dip Ed., University College Dublin

Ms. Carolan is dedicated to keeping up with the best practices in science education, and attends regular in-services. As Rosemont’s authority on Ecology, Ms. Carolan creates numerous opportunities for science students to conduct field research. She is always on the lookout for opportunities for students to attend science-based lectures at third-level institutions, or visit relevant exhibits. She is an active person who has walked a marathon in just six hours.

Máire Cassidy
Subjects: Irish, Geography, Religion
Education: BA in Irish and Geography, NUI Galway, PDE Trinity College Dublin, Bachelor in Civil Law, UCD, BL, King's Inns

Ms. Cassidy loves all things Irish, culture, music and language. She studied Irish in NUI Galway famed for its bi-lingual campus and its proximity to the Conemara Gaeltacht. She is an enthusiast of the Cumann Gaelach in Rosemont. Her background in law has given her a passion for Irish grammar. She has travelled around the globe working as a volunteer at a school and hospital in Europe and Central America.

Susan Clarke
Subjects: Music, Drama and CSPE
Education: BA in English and Music, NUI Maynooth, MA in 20th century Irish literature and Cultural Theory, NUI Maynooth, H.Dip, UCD

Ms. Clarke studied music from an early age at the Conservatory of Music DIT where she completed her Musicianship Theory and ABRSM grades. She is a talented vocalist and while in NUI Maynooth was an active member of the NUI Choral Society. She is a firm believer in the role of the Performing Arts in the development of the person. A skilled pianist, Ms Clarke is a Romantic at heart, and a particular fan of Chopin's piano concertos.

Siobhán Grandison
Subjects: Mathematics
Education: BA in Mathematics, NUI Maynooth, PGDE, NUI Galway

Ms. Grandison is passionate about Mathematics and encourages her students to think mathematically to solve problems. Ms. Grandison encourages students to see Maths outside the classroom and in the world around them when teaching. She likes to use real life situations to help students solve mathematical problems. Ms. Grandison uses games and technology to enhance student's interest in Maths. 

Heather Hall
Subject: Art
Education: Degree in Graphic Design, Limerick School of Art and Design
H.Dip Ed., MA in Art and Design, National College of Art (UCD)

Ms. Hall has extensive experience in art education, having worked as a lecturer at the National College of Art’s Faculty of Education before coming to Rosemont. She has worked as a student teacher supervisor, and has served as an educational examiner for Dublin City University. She strongly believes that art has a vital place in education and is essential in the development of lateral thinking and creativity. Before beginning her career as a teacher Ms. Hall worked as an art director with a leading advertising firm.

Ana Kehoe
Subjects: Physical Education and Mathematics
Education: BSc, University of Limerick, Diploma in Physical Therapy, Tapping and Strapping, Carlow IT

Ms. Kehoe believes in teaching the whole child. She utilises the cognitive, physical and affective domains in each lesson. She believes that every single student with all abilities and/or disabilities has a right to learn and be physically active. Her main focus in teaching is improving participation and fitness levels. She also stresses the importance of lifelong activities and non-traditional sports and activities. She is a very active and competitive person within the realm of sport who plays hockey, camogie and runs. She completed her first marathon this year in 4 hours 20 minutes and strives to beat her time next year.

Joanne Kenny
Subjects: History and CSPE
Education: BA UCD, MA in History of International Relations, UCD

Ms. Kenny has had a passion for History from a young age. She enjoys researching and discovering new information about historical events. She believes that History is an important subject for all students to study because it is essential to individuals and to society. They will learn important skills such as researching, analysing and organisation which will transcend to any subject. Ms. Kenny feels the study of History is a wonderful training for students to learn how to evaluate evidence and bring it together to form a considered and well-argued opinion.

Genna Meagher
Subjects: Geography and English
Education: BA in English and Geography, UCD, MA in Geography, H.Dip. in GIS and Remote Sensing, Maynooth, PGCE, UCD

Ms. Meagher prides herself in stimulating her students to "think" geographically and become confident, capable and critical geographers and citizens. In this she believes that geography students not only develop an appreciation and understanding of the world we live in but they are also well equipped to contribute to their community and society. Her postgraduate studies in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) mark her out as a modern geographer, who maximises GIS to produce new information with a keen knowledge of its analyses functions. Like all good geographers she is an enthusiastic globe trotter and among her favourite destinations are Italy and Switzerland. 

Therese Murphy
Subjects: English, French, Religion, SPHE
Education: BA from UCD, Bacheloriate in Theology from the Pontifical University of The Holy Cross, Rome, Italy

A fully bi-lingual teacher, Ms. Murphy is an excellent resource for students working to develop fluency. She has two degrees and has lived abroad for periods both in France and Italy. She has a keen interest in technology and the use of new technologies in the classroom. She gives regular workshops and seminars to Rosemont staff upskilling on Rosemont's Virtual Learning System, Moodle. As an experienced member of staff she brings a breath of experience to her classroom. Ms. Murphy's personal interest in philosophy enables her to bring her students to acquire a deeper appreciation of English literature. She has given numerous workshops in philosophy at third level. Ms. Murphy has also studied EFL and acquired experience teaching English as a foreign language.

Bernie Nesbitt
Subjects: Chemistry, Maths and Science
Education: BSc, NUI Galway, MSc University College Dublin, H.Dip.Ed, Univeristy College Dublin

Ms. Nesbitt has extensive laboratory experience as a research and development scientist, having completed her Masters by research. She is dedicated to eliciting high levels of classroom performance from each student while still maintaining an investigative approach to her teaching. She has a passion for Science and Maths and as a member of ISTA and IMTA is actively committed to keeping abreast with new developments in her field. She brings Science alive for her students who are regular participants in the RDS McWilliams Young Scientist Writers Competitions and W5.

Róisín Ní Lochlainn
Subjects: Irish and History
Education: BA, UCD, MA, NUI Maynooth

Ms. Ní Lochlainn is passionate about all things Irish. She communicates this passion to her students through fully immersing them in the Irish language, music and culture in her classes. Ms. Ní Lochlainn has studied Irish from a very young age having attended a gaelscoil. She is very eager to promote Irish within her class and within the school and has recently completed a thesis based on teenage literature in Irish.

Julia O’Malley
Member of Management
Subjects: Spanish and French
Education: BA Honours International, National University of Galway and University of Salamanca, Spain
H.Dip Ed., Trinity College, MA Second Language Acquisition, UCD

A tri-lingual language enthusiast, Ms. O'Malley is credited with authoring recently published Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate Revision books for Spanish. She has acted as an examiner for the State Exams Commission for the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate at both Ordinary and Higher level Spanish a number of times. She is an active committee member of the Spanish Teachers Association, and takes part in regular ongoing professional development. She has just completed an MA in Second Language Acquisition at University College Dublin and has attended an international Spanish-teaching course in Spain, on scholarship from the Spanish Embassy, and a French-teaching course at the University of Liege in Belgium. She enjoys travel and has visited a list of countries spanning the globe.

Lisa Walsh
Subjects: Business and Accounting
Education: Bachelor of Business Studies, Waterford Institute of Technology, Post-graduate Certificate of Education, University of Brighton, UK

Ms. Walsh has always had a business head on her shoulders. She is passionate about instilling good ethics, effective teamwork and communications through engaging, thought provoking and practical lessons. Just like her accounts, she likes to keep a balance between hard work and play by actively playing soccer in the evenings.