Educate Together is delighted to announce Sarah Molloy as newly-appointed Principal of Galway Educate Together Secondary School, opening in September 2019.
Sarah, who is a native of Birr, Co. Offaly, comes to Galway Educate Together Secondary School from Calasanctius College, Oranmore, where she has been Deputy Principal since 2017. Previous to this Sarah held a Deputy Principalposition and was part of the start-up team in Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School in Dublin. Sarah began her teaching career in Mount Anville Secondary School in Dublin where she taught as an English and Religion teacher and worked as a member of the senior management team in her capacity as Year Head for several years.
Sarah studied Theology and English in the Mater Dei Institute of Education and in 2004 went on to do a Masters in ICT in Education at the University of Limerick. In 2009, she did a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership in NUI Maynooth.
Says Sarah:
'I am delighted to be joining the Educate Together team in Galway and I look forward to leading the development of an exciting new school which will be an inclusive, innovative, 21st Century centre of excellence where each member of the community will be valued and encouraged to reach their full potential.'
Says Jennifer Buttner, school manager, Galway ETSS:
'It's been a long road to the opening of Galway ETSS and since Educate Together was awarded patronage of the school last October we were aware that it was vital that we find the right person to lead the school in its formative years. Luckily for us, Sarah is a perfect fit for the school and on behalf of the Galway ETSS school community and the Educate Together national office I would like to warmly welcome her back to the Educate Together team.'
Galway ETSS will open in September 2019 to First Year students. Enrolment is ongoing and interested parents can enrol here. Accommodation is currently being sourced by the Department of Education and Skills. Join the Galway ETSS mailing list here.
