Here at Sacred Heart, we are lucky enough to have our very own Writer in Residence, Susan Mulholland. Susan is a professional playwright who has been writing for almost twenty years. She has an English Literature degree from Leeds University and a Master's in Film from Newcastle University. Susan has written extensively for children and her work has been staged regionally and nationally. She also mentors other writers as they develop their own work. Susan’s latest play, Only the Beginning, is about women’s football and she has been able to consult with Sacred Heart girls as part of her research.

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Susan works with our Year 7 classes on a story development course, which has become embedded in the English curriculum, inspiring creativity and engendering a love of stories in a fun, accessible way. She also works with smaller, mixed age groups in the Learning Centre, where sessions involved working on their creativity, with the intention to increase confidence and self-esteem. She is also able to support our A Level students on a 1-2-1 basis with their dramatic monologues.

We feel very fortunate that Susan is the SHHS Writer in Residence, meaning that all of our KS3 students get the amazing opportunity to work with an experienced professional writer. Susan has been able to guide and inspire so many of our girls to find their own voices as writers. 

From our Writer in Residence - Susan Mulholland

“I am passionate about stories, whether we're reading, watching or writing them ourselves and I want this programme of work to spark that passion in the students.

The students here are smart, funny and so creative, it only takes a little bit of encouragement for their ideas to start flowing. It’s a real privilege to work with them and I especially like it when we bump into each other in the corridors and they tell me all about their latest story.”