Educated at Bolton School and Liverpool University where she studied Chemistry, Sarah spent the first five years of her working life in industry initially with The Boots company and then as buyer and factory manager for a small family business.
She moved into education in 1992 as a Teacher of Chemistry and also, having played Lacrosse at an international level, as a Sports Coach. She has held various positions at Oakham School from Director of the Co-curricular programme to Head of Middle School and, most recently, she has been the Pastoral Deputy Head and DSL for the last fifteen years.
In 2024, Sarah was the recipient of the prestigious BSA Stephen Winkley Award for contribution to boarding and has also been an ISI Inspector for over twelve years.
She is married with two adult sons and enjoys music, sport and cooking.