Marianna Ceccanei

Marianna’s passion for modern languages is a family matter, her mother is partly of English descent.

Barely eight years old, Marianna earned her first ESOL certificate in English. She spent her youth studying in Italy (Liceo Classico F. Vivona) as well as the UK (Rickmansworth College), spanning the gamut of linguistic excellence by collecting ESOL and Trinity Diplomas.

Her interest for languages extends to French and Spanish, during her formative years she collected several DELF and DELE certifications. Both French and Spanish have served her well while volunteering with Caritas and Comunità di Sant’Egidio.

After completing her humanities studies, in 2016 she enrolled at Università della Tuscia for a Master’s Degree in Modern Languages and International Communication, graduating with full marks.

In 2018 Marianna took up a new career path - FIT - at the same university, completing the recently established 24 CFU educational training.

Starting from 2015, Marianna has tutored primary and lower secondary school pupils waiting to sit their ESOL exams.

Moreover, since 2018, she has worked as a Supervisor of Cambridge ESOL sessions for Accademia Britannica, International House (Rome), thus gaining invaluable experience as well as insider knowledge of the ESOL exams.

In 2019 she further honed her teaching skills as she worked as a substitute teacher in state schools in Rome.

In 2022 she passed the state exam for teachers with flying colours as she scored 95/100 for AB25 (middle school) and 100/100 for AB24 (high school) in the final tests, thus obtaining her lower and upper secondary school teaching certification (abilitazione).

In 2019 she further honed her teaching skills as she worked as a substitute teacher in state schools in Rome.

Marianna has been teaching at St Philip School since 2019.