Mary Jacinta Murphy Email and Phone Number

Thank you for visiting my LinkedIn Page. As English teacher at St Michael’s School, I am entrusted with the day to day delivery of language and literature to the secondary students. As Head of Humanities, it’s my duty and delight to have a bird’s eye view of literacy and literature across the humanities and to liaise with other teachers in the development of expressive and receptive language skills. I benefit from the opportunity of working with a talented and multifacted team of teachers who think critically and who constantly reevaluate their teaching. Working with teachers who are inspired by their subjects and who view their work in the light of perennial Catholic teaching is a seedbed for continued personal and professional development. Humanities teaching is underpinned by sound philosophy, which rejects nothing good, true or beautiful in world literature, and which seeks to integrate literature with historical context. KS3 learning focuses on the acquisition of the tools of linguistic learning- developing the fluency, expression and comprehension of texts as well as the ability to express thoughts accurately. As students move towards KS4 they learn to evaluate what they read, apply context to their reading, and structure extended speech and writing.