Background
Sarah’s undergraduate degree in Environmental Geography was gained at the University of Aberdeen. She later trained as a secondary school teacher at the Institute of Education, University of London. Sarah worked as a Geography teacher in both London and Yorkshire before completing her MA in Deaf Education Studies (Teacher of the Deaf) at Mary Hare / University of Hertfordshire. She has worked in secondary school resource bases for deaf young people in both London and Yorkshire as well as working as a peripatetic teacher.
Qualifications
PgDip Deaf Education Studies (Educational Audiology)
MA Deaf Education Studies (Teacher of the Deaf)
Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)
PgDip Urban Development
BSc (Hons) Environmental Geography
Signature BSL Level 3
Awards
Oticon Prize – Highest graded dissertation
Oticon scholarship – full fee scholarship to study PgDip Deaf Education Studies (Educational Audiology)
Mary Hare Award – Highest achieving student in cohort
Registrations / affiliations / interest groups
Higher Education Academy – Associate Fellow
British Association of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People – Member
BATOD mentoring steering group