Teachers & Staff

“As teachers in a Steiner National School, we take on the responsibility to work with the whole person that is each child. We present the Primary School Curriculum in a manner that balances the intellectual, emotional and physical intelligences. Experiencing all these is crucial to the healthy development of the young human being”.

Body of Teachers, Raheen Wood School.

Our school is run by a team of enthusiastic and dedicated professionals

Alan Tuohy, Principal and Class 1/2 Special Education Needs (SEN).

Brian Kenney, Deputy Principal and Class 5/6 Special Education Needs (SEN).

Main School

Fiona Bury, Class 1/2 Teacher.

Agnes Keegan, Class 1/2 Special Needs Assistant (SNA).

Una Reddington, Class 3/4 Teacher.

Norma Shortall, Class 3/4 Special Education Needs (SEN).

Mary Jo Kennedy, Class 5/6 Teacher.

Maurette Crowley, Special Education Teacher (SET).

An Cuan Special Class

Noreen Clifton Brown, Special Needs Assistant (SNA).

Catherine Bourke, Special Needs Assistant (SNA).

Sinéad Kennedy, Special Needs Assistant (SNA).

Floriane Macq, Teacher.

Kindergarten

Marguerite Devane, Teacher.

Bridget Devane, Kindergarten Assistant.

Ziva Ellis, Kindergarten Assistant.

Stan Marsil, Kindergarten Assistant.

Subject Teachers

Meabh Durand, Handwork Teacher.

Regine Roskam, French Teacher.

Administration & Staff

Cecily Loughman, School Secretary.

Nicky Coady, Maintenance.

Maria Dortmans, Cleaner.

Teacher-Child Ratios

At Raheen Wood Community National School, we take child to staff ratios extremely seriously, especially in Kindergarten where the children learn by doing and spend a significant part of every day experiencing nature in the garden.

Further up the school, woodwork and handwork still feature strongly along with specialist teaching of a second language. The school has Class teachers and Special Education / Resource teachers who are trained National school teachers paid by the Department of Education and Skills.

From time to time specific children require Special Needs Assistants trained in their role and paid by the Department of Education and Skills. Subject teachers and Kindergarten assistants are funded by parental contribution and fundraising efforts.