Sheila Byrne

• Lead governance of all internal and external assessment systems across Secondary.
• Line manage Heads of Department, providing performance oversight, strategic direction, and professional coaching.
• Coordinate operations and align with ADEK compliance (AP/SAT/MAP/TIMMS).
• Designed and implemented e MAP analysis and action programme. linking assessment to targeted intervention and enrichment.
• Established cross-departmental data cycles strengthening instructional consistency and strengthening vertical alignment
• Deliver PD on assessment integrity, standardisation, and data-informed instruction.
• Line Manage Heads of Department
• Contribute to strategic planning as a member of Secondary Leadership Team.

• Led Middle School curriculum redesign, creating interdisciplinary inquiry-based units integrating English & ESS.
• Applied IB experience (MYP/ATLs) to strengthen transferable skills: research, communication, self-management, and critical thinking.
• Introduced conceptual planning (“Big Ideas”) and Depth & Complexity to raise challenge, academic literacy, and coherence across units.
• Standardised explicit skill progression aligned to MAP/SAT/AP readiness.
• Built collaborative planning routines and supported colleagues through modelling, shared resources, and coaching.

Impact: Established a scalable MS model for rigorous, skills-based interdisciplinary learning that strengthened foundations for high school pathways.

• Standardised best practice for vertical planning and alignment of curriculum with AP, SAT, and MAP standards,
• Led department through curriculum alignment and improvement planning in the period leading to an Outstanding whole-school outcome.
• Supported recruitment, developing effective onboarding practices, mentoring, and retention of high-performing teachers through clarity, coaching, and shared vision.
• Managed performance evaluation and professional development of department members.

• Designed and implemented 3-year Whole-School Literacy Strategy.
• Established benchmarking systems used in accreditation and inspection evidence.
• Delivered cross-phase PD embedding literacy across subject areas.
• Built collaborative partnerships with Elementary leadership to strengthen vertical alignment.

• Delivered IB-aligned curriculum (MYP experience).
• Founded and led Literacy Committee; delivered whole-school PD.
• Founding member of Discipline Committee; contributed to policy development.
• Spearheaded and oversaw successful student participation in the Royal Spelling Bee and the Chevron Readers Cup.
• Introduced enrichment events including an internal school spelling bee, reading competition, and World Book Day celebrations
• In the academic year 2016-2017 I was honoured to be awarded as the ‘ Teacher of the Year '.

• Overview: An international IB and Irish curriculum Secondary School in Blackrock, Dublin

NQT Mentor Teacher

• Supporting and monitoring a teacher completing his PGCE placement in St Andrews

June 2013 and 2014 State Exam Commission

• Implemented reasonable accommodations for students testing in alternative centers fostering inclusivity within the examination process.

Overview: A small Co-educational secondary school in Rathgar, Dublin

• Teaching English to all students from second to sixth year in preparation for Junior and Leaving Certificate State exams.

Resource Teacher

• Provided academic support to students with learning difficulties, enhancing their participation and progress.

• Worked with students to develop their language skills and developed an appropriate and effective EAL curriculum
• Helped non-native speakers with confidence, social integration and preparation for state exams successfully.