Anthony is a post-primary teacher on secondment from Archbishop McHale College, Tuam and has being seconded to the PDST since 2011. As an advisor with the PDST, Anthony supported schools in focusing on the improvement of teaching and learning across the curriculum, through literacy and numeracy, school self-evaluation, programme, DEIS and technology integration supports. In 2013 Anthony was appointed to the role of Team Leader for PDST School Leadership where he coordinated professional development opportunities for current and aspiring school leaders, to include school self-evaluation. In October 2017 he was appointed to the position of Deputy Director for digital technologies.