Karen has been Principal since 2017. She has worked in St. Catherine’s N.S. since 2003 and held the Special Duties B Post before becoming Deputy Principal and then Principal. A native of Carlow she studied for her B.Ed with CICE and Trinity College and graduated in 1997. After teaching for a number of years in Sutton she joined the team in St. Catherine’s NS in 2003. She completed a Postgrad in Leadership with Maynooth University in 2009 and most recently she has completed a diploma in coaching for Educational Leaders with Coaching Academy Plus in 2021. She enjoys running in her spare time!

Chloe joined St. Catherine’s NS in 2023 as a substitute SNA and is now working as an SNA in 4th class. Chloe qualified from St Angelas College Sligo/ NUIG with a level 7 Certificate in Special Educational Needs for Special Needs Assistants. Chloe also qualified in 2023 from the National Training Programme for Special Needs Assistants in UCD. Chloe also has a level 5 and 6 in Early care and Montessori and really enjoys working with children and has previously worked in preschool for over 10 years. Chloe is really enjoying her time in St Catherine’s and loves the community spirit amongst the whole school, the staff, parents and the children.

Silvia is a member of our SNA team. she joined St Catherine’s in 2020. She currently works with and supports children from 6th, 4th & 2nd class. She loves to work with children with a variety of needs and abilities. She believes in inclusivity and has a strong interest in special education.

Ellen works with 1st and 4th class this year. She loves walking and art. Ellen has been a member of the SNA team in St Catherine’s NS for 28 years.

Aleathea joined St Catherines in September 2022. She has been a SNA for 3yrs and has a QQI level 5 SNA qualification. She is currently studying Level 6 Diploma in Inclusive School Support at UCD. She is fully trained in Lámh having just completed Lámh ULTCA QQI level 5 in Facilitating Communication through Lámh and Total Communication through Lámh. She believes in inclusion more than integration. She has a love of Lámh and is proud of the headway St Catherine’s has made in using Lámh in our school. Outside of school she passionately follows taekwondo as her daughters are both involved in it.

Stephanie is originally from Galway but now calls Dublin 8 home. Stephanie has worked in St. Catherine’s since 2014 and was AP2 before becoming Deputy Principal in 2023. She has worked in SEN since 2019 and her interest in Special Education has lead her to complete further studies in this area. In her spare time she loves travelling and reading.

Róisín has been with us in St Catherine’s since 2017. She is currently teaching 5th class. She is also a member of the school leadership team as Assistant Principal II.

Ciara Clarke is from Galway but has been living in Dublin since 2020. For her undergrad degree she studied Spanish, Sociology and Politics in NUIG, before going on to complete her PME with Hibernia. She started working in St. Catherine’s in September 2022 and has loved getting to know the staff and children here over the last two academic years. She is currently the 2nd class teacher, having taught 2nd class last year also, and loves working in a school with such enthusiastic, friendly children.

Sarah Northcutt has been teaching in St Catherine’s since 2022. She was born and raised in Dublin, where she still lives with her family.
She received a B.Ed from CICE/Trinity, and values the continuation of her own learning. She also has a certificate in Applied Theology. She has a particular interest in early education and special education, believing that early support lays a strong foundation in children reaching their potential. Her favourite subjects to teach are English and Music, and her favourite subject to learn is Maths.
When she’s not in the classroom, Sarah loves to cook and spend time with her friends and family. She enjoys music and playing the piano. Her favourite food is pizza and she loves taking trips to the zoo with her children.

This is Sarah’s 6th year teaching in Saint Catherine’s and is currently teaching 6th class. Sarah is from Dublin but her paternal family are from Kerry and she is very proud to be a fourth generation of national school teachers. Sarah entered the teaching profession through a PMEP Masters with Hibernia College, her undergraduate degree being Law. Sarah worked for the local authority for 13 years prior to teaching. Sarah was appointed AP2 in 2020 and forms part of the ISL (In School Leadership Team). Sarah loves teaching, mountain climbing, history, the sea agus a beith ag caint as gaeilge!

Rose is our Senior Infant teacher. This is her fourth year in St. Catherine’s National School. Before coming to this school, she has taught in schools both in Co. Wicklow (her home county) and Co. Dublin. She studied in C.I.C.E. and got her B.Ed in 2017. She enjoys arts and crafts.

Erica graduated with a B.Ed Honours from DCU in 2022. She has been working full time in St. Catherine’s Since 2022, but has been subbing in the school since 2020 and has always loved the school. She has taught 4th class for the past 2 years and has been really enjoying getting to know the children in the school over the last number of years.

Hazel O’Connell, a graduate with a B.Ed Honours from CICE and Trinity College in 2009, joined St. Catherine’s NS in 2016. Hazel was initially a shared resource with St. Vincent’s NS in 2016/17, and Griffith Barracks Multi-Denominational in 2017/18, before becoming class teacher of Senior Infants from 2018 to 2021. Hazel joined the ISM team as AP2 in 2020 and is now part of our SET team for the 2021/22 year.