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Student teaching:           

Ursuline College, Sligo                 

Placement 1: October - December 2024

Placement 2: January - March 2026

Experience of teaching junior and senior cycle art.

Skills: Classroom management, differentiation strategies, lesson planning, formative and summative assessment

 

Subbing:               

Ursuline College, Sligo

November - December 2024, August 2025

Experience of subbing for art and various subjects, working with each year group.

Skills: Classroom management, responding to the pace of the classroom, further understanding of exam year groups in relation to junior and senior cycle art.

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Inspired Ireland Art Camps:

Limerick & Galway 

July 2025 - present

Experience teaching students ages 8-18 skills in comic book making, collage, stop motion, papier mache, painting and character design.

Skills: Leadership, lesson planning, team teaching, responding to classroom dynamics

 

Work experience:            Michelle Cullen’s Junior Art Class                             Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare                     September 2022 - November 2022

I gained experience in running a stop motion animation workshop and helped over several weeks' classes exploring ceramics, painting and print making. Working with primary school level children ages 8-12.

Skills: Communication, Leadership, Teamwork, Team teaching

 

Art workshops:                 Limerick school of Art and Design

• Primary school level workshops demonstrating drawing, embroidery and screen-printing techniques. Daylong event in Limerick school of Art & Design on March 3rd, 2023.

• Team teaching relief printing workshop for TY students in Limerick school of Art & Design, April 2023.

•  Stop motion animation workshop for Ty students in Limerick school of Art & Design, May 2024.

Events organised by Bairbre Geraghty, Programme Leader, B.ED Limerick school of Art and Design.

Skills: Team teaching, teamwork, communication

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Education & Qualifications:  

• B. Ed in Art and Design Education Limerick School of Art & Design - Graduating 2026 

• TUSLA introduction to Children’s First  2024 

• Registered with the Teaching Council  2024 

• Garda Vetted  2023 

• Leaving Certificate St. Caimin’s, Shannon, Co. Clare 2022 

 

Achievements:  

• The Mercy Sisters Award for Excellence in the Arts (St. Caimins graduation 2022) 

• St. Caimin’s graduating Art Student of the Year 2022  

• Co-founder of Limerick school of Art & Design’s crochet society and founding social media manager from sept 2023- sept 2024