Sarah is the College PGT Director and is currently responsible for the University‑based Secondary PGCE Religious Education course. She leads university-based training and seminar teaching for Religious Education trainees and works closely with partnership mentors and schools to ensure high‑quality, research‑informed professional development. Her work is driven by a strong commitment to student experience, student success, and teaching excellence, recognised through her Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA).
Sarah’s professional practice spans multiple colleges across the University, where she has contributed to a wide range of teaching, leadership, and enhancement initiatives. She has previously served as a Senior Tutor, working across departments to support student wellbeing, inclusion, and academic progression. She has also been centrally involved in University-wide projects focused on the development of mental health support for students and in enhancing student careers education and opportunities, collaborating with key stakeholders to strengthen the student journey from transition to graduate destination.
Beyond her ITE responsibilities, Sarah is an academic lead for The Birmingham Project which is a University wide first year extra-curricular project in the UOBXtra Summer learning period. Sarah also works closely with colleagues in Theology and Philosophy as an expert in Biblical Studies and RE. Sarah also works with a range of internal and external stakeholders to design, trial, and evaluate educational resources and materials across RE, PSHE, RSE and humanities education.
Sarah is currently an external examiner for several PGCE programmes and serves on both the Education Board of the Religious Education Council and the editorial board of the British Journal of RE. Since 2006, she has held senior examining roles with a national exam board in Religious Studies at GCSE and A‑Level. She has extensive experience in developing and reviewing Religious Education syllabuses and teaching resources, and has a particular scholarly interest in Holocaust education. Her research interests also include literary theory and the re‑reading of Biblical narrative especially through feminist and queer lenses, as well as the broader contexts of RE, RSE and PSHE policy and practice.