Our Team
Meet Our Principal & Deputy Principal
Jonathan Browner, Principal
Jonathan is the first principal of Goatstown Educate Together Secondary School. His vision is of a school which provides outstanding teaching in a learner-centred and equality-based environment; a school where students can engage with a broad curriculum as well as a wide range of sporting and cultural extra- curricular activities in an atmosphere where kindness, effort and creativity are celebrated.
Jonathan comes to us from North Wicklow ETSS where he was principal since the school opened in 2016. Under Jonathan’s leadership, the school has grown from a student body of 34 to a diverse community of nearly 400 students, teachers and other staff in just four years.
Previously Jonathan taught Music, History, CSPE and SPHE at Sandford Park School, Ranelagh for 24 years. He was Transition Year Coordinator, School Self Evaluation (SSE) Coordinator, yearbook editor, form teacher, musical director and conductor of many award–winning choirs and music ensembles, amongst other roles at Sandford.
Jonathan also lectured in teacher training at Trinity College Dublin and at the Royal Irish Academy of Music for nearly a decade. He taught at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and was an external examiner for a number of years there. Jonathan remains an accomplished conductor and accompanist.
Jonathan has also collaborated with the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) and has worked with the State Examinations Commission (SEC). He holds a Bachelor in Music education degree from Trinity College Dublin (1992), a variety of performance and teaching diplomas from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in London and Trinity College London. He also achieved a First-Class Honours Master’s Degree in Education from Trinity College Dublin (2002). He has continued to engage in a myriad of training opportunities and professional development provided by Educate Together, the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD), the Centre for School Leadership (CSL) and the Joint Managerial Body (JMB).
Matthew Quinn, Deputy Principal, Music, Artistic Performance
Matthew has taught Music at Primary, Post-Primary and Third level across a variety of educational settings. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Matthew graduated with first class honours and received a commendation for his final teaching placement on the B.Mus.Ed. degree. Matthew also holds a Master’s Degree in Education (2011) and a Post Graduate Certificate in school leadership (2020). A keen guitarist, Matthew was awarded a Post Graduate Diploma in music performance from the Royal Scottish Conservatoire (2007).
Speaking on his appointment at Goatstown, Matthew said...“I am delighted and privileged to take up the post of Deputy Principal at Goatstown Educate Together Secondary School. I want to play my part in creating a school where everyone can experience academic success in whatever shape or form that may take for the individual; a school where everyone is valued and respected, and most importantly a school that offers opportunities for all learners to discover and explore their interests - as I was lucky enough to do with music during my school years.”
Email: mquinn@goatstownetss.ie