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, is Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and teaches the Challenge Club.

Vice-Principal
Mrs McCullagh is the Y2 teacher and co-ordinator for Numeracy, Assessment and Play.

Miss O'Neill 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 she meets them regularly.

Mrs McNicholl is Co-ordinator for Literacy and for Shared Education. She teaches Y4

Mrs McErlane is Co-ordinator for Religious Education, The Arts and for Productions and Displays.
She teaches Y3

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

She teaches Y2 each Thursday and Friday

She teaches in Y1 each morning.

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

She helps in Y1, Y4 and Y5.

She helps in Y1

She helps in Y1

Jackie helps in Y2

She helps in Y3

Pamela helps in Y3 and Y4

She helps in Y3 and Y4.

Lee helps out in Y5

She helps in Y6

She helps in Y6

She helps in Y7

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