School Staff

31-October-17
School Staff

Management Team of KTCS 2025/2026

Senior Leadership Team

Responsibilities (These are not exhaustive and change regularly)

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Principal: John Hayes

Location: Upstairs Office, directly above the main office.

Overall discipline, Child Protection (DLP), Monitoring student attainment in State Exams, Athena/Tracking progress over time, Finance, Department of Education Allocations, Attendance/absenteeism, Board of Management, Parents Association, Year Head Meeting, Posts of Responsibilities interviews/reviews, Timetabling, Staff meetings/Committee meetings, School Calendar, SCP Committee Meeting, School Improvement Plan & SSE, Staffing, Sodexo/Bundle 4 NDFA Meeting, SLT Agreements, Insurance/VSWare, CPOMs etc.

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Deputy Principal: Colm Hanratty

Location: Main Office Downstairs

Junior Discipline, Teaching & Learning & use of ICT, S&S and Break/Lunch duties, subject planning & subject documentation, Website, JCPA/PME, Attendance/ absenteeism link with AP1 post holder in junior cycle, BOM meetings, Parents’ Association, Year Head Meeting, Employment of sub teachers/sub SNAs, JCT & curriculum development, Staff meeting-CPD/T&L, School Diary, Liaise with exam sec and examiners, SIP/SSE, TL21, Sodexo Meeting.

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Deputy Principal: Fiona Behan

Location: Acorn Office

SEN/Acorn Model, Child Protection (DLP), SET/ SEN care team, Student Leadership Programmes/Prefects & Student Council & Meitheal/Student Elections, Policy Development & Review, Behaviour for Learning L2LP, LCVP Coordinator, BOM Minutes, Parents Association, Year Head Meeting/ Assembly planning, Post of Responsibility, Timetabling & SEN Allocation Model, Staff Meeting Minutes & CPD/SEN, Banking 2nd signature, Meet with psychologists/SCP team SNA Staff Meetings & CPD, SIP/SSE, Droichead, Sodexo Meeting, Inclusion Committee.

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Deputy Principal: Amanda Rice

Location: DP Upstairs

Senior Discipline, Teaching & Learning, Programme Coordination Development inc Senior Cycle Development, Friday Flyer, Policy Development & Review, Co-curricular & Extra-curricular activities, Attendance/absenteeism link with AP1 post holder in senior cycle, BOM minutes, Parents’ Association, Year Head Meeting, Student Awards & Rewards, JCT & Curriculum Development, Staff Meeting-CPD/T&L, Garda Vetting, Tusla Returns/Attendance letters/Reports, SIP/SSE, Magenta, Sodexo Meeting.

Middle Leadership Team

Post of Responsibility Holders

AP1 Post Holder

Areas of Responsibilities

Maria Barry

1st Year Year Head

Margaret Thompson

2nd Year Year Head

Majella Murphy

3rd Year Year Head

Miriam Jones

5th Year Year Head (TY & LCA1)

Sarah Flynn

6th Year Year Head (LCA 2)

Liz Urell

Attainment & Tracking

John Rourke

Attendance Officer

Padriac Dowdican

State Exams

Nicola Fife

SSE/T&L

Frank O’Sullivan

Programme Co-ordinator
(LCA, TY and Work Experience)

Vacant

Senior Cycle Reform Coordinator

AP2 Post Holder

Areas of Responsibilities

Brigid Lalor

Student Voice/ Student Leadership / Mentoring Lead

Eimear O' Sullivan

Acorn Lead

Olivia McGrath

EAL Inclusion & Diversity

Caitriona Conlon

AEN Student Support Files & Literacy/Numeracy Support

Niamh Russell

Library/School Books Scheme Lead

Vacant

ICT/Digital Learning Lead

Mairead Murphy

Student/Staff Wellness & Wellbeing Lead

Vacant

Strategic Communication & Engagement Lead

Keith Gibbons

Curriculum Development/ Extra Curricular & Community Outreach Lead

Kate Smith

Teaching & Learning Lead & coordinator for Exceptional Students

Sinead Shiels

Attendance/Uniform & Student Expectations/Standards Lead

Siobhan Keogh

Chaplain

Elizabeth Urell & Joan White

Guidance Counsellor's

School Completion Programme

Isabelle McCormack, Tina Murphy and Joe Cassidy

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