Louise Callaghan, Education Officer - Primary Languages
Louise Callaghan joined PPLI in September 2026 as an Education Officer on the Primary Team. She is an experienced primary school teacher, having taught for nearly 25 years, and is a lifelong lover and learner of languages.
Louise holds a BA in French and German, a Masters in Education from Trinity College, Dublin and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Key Stage 2 and 3 Modern Foreign Languages. Louise has been teaching French and German to primary school children for over 20 years and has been, most recently, teaching French as part of the Say Yes to Languages module.
Louise is passionate about language learning in primary school and the positive impact it can have on children’s educational, social and cultural development. She is particularly interested in CLIL and the cross-curricular aspect of MFL learning in the primary school. Louise is currently on secondment from her teaching position in a large primary school in North Kildare.