School Staff
Our staff work together to help your child be happy and learn.
Meet the teachers and support staff who look after our children every day.

Principal
Mrs Kearney is responsible for the day to day running of the school and leads the School Leadership Group in directing the curriculum. She is Designated Teacher for Child Protection, helps the Learning Support Co-ordinator and is Cordinator for RE.

She is the Vice-Principal, the Learning Support Co-ordinator and teaches Y4 for 3 days.

Mrs McNicholl is Co-ordinator for Literacy and for Shared Education. She teaches Y7

Co-ordinator of ICT and PE
Mr McEldowney teaches Y6 and coaches the boys' football and hurling teams.

Mrs Coyle teaches Y5, is the Deputy Designated Teacher for Child Protection and coaches the camogie team. She is very helpful to the School Council when they can meet.

She teaches Y4 2 days, Y3 for one day and Y5 for one day.

Y3 Teacher with Miss McErlean
Mrs McCullagh is also the co-ordinator for Numeracy and Assessment

She teaches Y2 and is Music Co-ordinator

Mrs. Logue teaches Y1 and is our World Around Us and ECO warrior!

She teaches in Y2 and speaks Irish

Mrs. Blaney teaches booster groups to help with their Literacy and Numeracy and helps individuals with emotional regulation when needed. She is one of the teachers children can talk to if they have a worry.

She helps in Key Stage 2

She helps in Y1

She helps in Y2

Jackie helps in Y2

She helps in Y4

She helps in Y4

She helps mostly in Y6 and some other classes too.

Pamela helps in Y6 and Y7

She helps in Y6 and Y7

Lee helps out in Y6

He looks after our school building and grounds.

She looks after us at lunchtime and cleans our rooms too.

Bernie runs the office on Thursday and Friday.

Lucy works as Secretary in the busy office Monday to Wednesday.

Mary, Rosemary and Bernie make our lovely dinners.
St. John's Primary School, 30 Moneysharvin Road, Swatragh, Maghera BT46 5PY | Phone: 028 7940 1623