Post Primary Education
Post primary school placement is designed to give student teachers an opportunity to gain practice in teaching, to apply educational theory in a variety of teaching and learning situations and to participate in school life in a way that is structured and supported
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During Olwyn's time on school placement she worked in two schools over the course of the year. Find out more details on her work in these schools by clicking below.
St Joseph of Cluny
An all-girls Catholic fee-paying school situated in Killiney, Co. Dublin. The Secondary School was founded in 1956 by the French Missionary Order of St. Joseph of Cluny and is now a member of the Le Chéile Trust. The Order has established a strong academic and holistic tradition in Killiney that is based on the principle of caring for the individual.
The school is committed to creating a broad educational experience by providing the opportunity for each student to achieve academic excellence while also developing her full potential. The school is part of the FUSE DCU Anti-Bullying Programme and Online Safety Programme. The school offers a broadly based curriculum which has a diverse and challenging range of academic subjects, excellent sporting opportunities and extra-curricular activities. Some of these after-school activities include choir, orchestra, Hockey, Badminton and Tennis.
We achieved our Amber Flag in 2022. We promote and encourage Positive Mental Health within our school community.
The school also offers a continuous programme of personal development and a strong ethos that emphasises respect and tolerance for all. It promotes values such as personal responsibility and leadership, compassion, integrity and kindness. It prepares our students for the academic standards required for Third Level education and the demands of professional life.
St Kilians Community School
A mixed gender DEIS school which supplies a excellence of educations to a vast diversity of students from many backgrounds and nationalities. The school has played a vital role in the educational life of Bray and North Wicklow since 1981.
Their motto being “Learning for Excellence, for Life, for All” reflects their commitment to high standards, to the holistic development of our students and to the inclusive ethos of the school.
They offer a comprehensive curriculum, and are known for their strong emphasis on the pastoral care of the students in their care. The school has a proud record of participation and success in a wide variety of sporting, musical and other activities.
The staff, both teaching and non-teaching, are hugely committed and hard-working. The students do them proud in the manner in which they conduct themselves around the school, in their academic achievement and in how they represent and reflect this on in the wider community.
St Kilian's has a very welcoming and inclusive ethos, and the student body reflects this. There are over thirty nationalities represented, reflecting the modern Ireland of 2023.