Professional Background I have been teaching in a large urban school for 15 years and for the past three years I have held the position of APII with responsibility for Code of Behaviour and Restorative Practice, SESE and STEM, Staff CPD and After-School Activities. In 2024, I wrote a DES-approved EPV/CPD course for Rahoo CPD called Learning to Play; Playing to Learn and in 2025 co-wrote the EPV/CPD course The Inclusive Classroom: Nurture, Play, Engage, also for Rahoo CPD. Since early 2025 I present webinars for Education Centres on playful learning. I also write short CPD articles on the same topic for Folens Publishers. I am currently working for Professor Emer Ring, Dean of Early Childhood and Teacher Education, Mary Immaculate College, as a Critical Friend / Learning Partner on a paper commissioned by the NCCA.
Favourite Quote “Play is not a box of toys. Play is a state of mind and a way of life”. – Dr. Joanna Fortune
Fun Fact I was an extra and had lines in The Clinic and Fair City while I was in college. I loved it!
