Facilitator Bio

Caroline Quinn has been in the teaching profession for 41 years and is a recently retired Principal at Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS in Johnstown, Killiney 2006-2022. This mainstream school has 450 pupils and three classes for ASD pupils since 2011.

Caroline served on the national Primary Curriculum Support Team 1999-2003 providing in-service training to schools on several aspects of the Primary Curriculum. She served as Lecturer in Education in the Marino Institute of Education in the areas of Literacy and Drama Education from 2003-2006, and is currently working there part-time on an Approximations of Practice module. Caroline has delivered in-service in Austria and Luxembourg, through her work as Co-Ordinator at local and national level with the “Write-a-Book” Project.

Caroline has been a member of the IPPN National Council and is currently serving on the IPPN Leadership Support Team, with a particular interest in inclusive and special education in primary schools. She is also a current council member with the National Council for Special Education.

Caroline is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Association of Boards of Management in Special Education since 2015 and served as Chairperson 2020-2021.

This FREE webinar with Caroline Quinn is a collaboration in partnership between Dublin West Education Support Centre, Blackrock Education Support Centre, Drumcondra Education Support Centre, Kildare Education Support Centre and Laois Education Support Centre, and is suitable for Primary teachers and Schools.