Maire O’Brien at maire@letsleap.ie

Experienced further adult education trainer, special needs teacher, manager and administrator. 

Keen on innovation, inclusiveness, sustainability and creating courses that engage learners and improve their results.

Specialising in blended online learning course development.  

Registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland as secondary teacher and further education trainer, and Dyslexia Ireland

WORK EXPERIENCE

She has a wide range of experience teaching people of various ages and abilities, in primary, special education secondary and further education organisations.  She also worked as administrator in a teaching and learning university department.

She ran her own education business for many years: designing coding and maths programmes for children after school, bespoke tutoring programmes for students with dyslexia, and teaching adults computer skills in their homes and offices.

For several years she managed and developed a computer centre in a disadvantaged area of Dublin and updated its delivery to include flexible, blended learning and online exams in line with Irish life long learning policies for best practice.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Level 9 Prof Diploma in Innovation and Sustainability, UCD
• Level 9 Post Grad in E-Learning and Management, DCU
• Level 8 Higher Diploma in Education – Secondary Teaching – History and Civics, UCD
• Further Adult Education Teaching Certificate, City and Guilds, UK
• Teaching Basic Literacy and Numeracy skills, City and Guilds Cert, UK
• Training in Dyslexia – Dyslexia Ireland

Volunteer work:

Community Development:  supporting charitable sheltered housing project

Local politics: promoting inclusiveness for children with disabilities and a better environment.