University College Cork

In collaboration with the PME Director Dr Brian Murphy, I am responsible for the strategic and day-to-day management of all aspects of the PME programme with particular responsibility for school placement at student, school, programme and policy level. I am responsible for ensuring consistency, reliability, validity and fairness in the tutoring and assessment of UCC PME1 and PME2 students on school placement across the PME programme.
I have developed an important university link with over 80 partner post-primary schools on the PME programme through extensive communication and the building of professional relationships, several CPD events and a Digital Badge initiative.
I am a member of several School of Education committees including: the Learning and Teaching Committee, the PME Steering Group and the Research Ethics Committee, Through this work I contribute to research-led reform of policy and practices in assessment and feedback at university level, ethical research protocols and student wellbeing.
I develop research-led syllabus and curriculum structures and administer all grades and feedback to students in a range of modules across the PME, BSc.Ed, M.Ed. and PhD programmes in the School of Education:

PME 1 and PME 2 The Teaching of English
PME 1 The Psychology of Education
PME 2 Designing Curriculum and Assessment for the Contemporary Classroom
PME 2 Professional Research Paper
M.Ed. Modes of Assessment in Contemporary Curriculum.
M.Ed. Dissertation in Education.
I also contribute to the School of Education Post Graduate Diploma in Education Leadership (PDEL) and Post Graduate Diploma in Special Educational Needs (PDSEN) programmes.