Personal statement

Sarah is the Deputy Head of Careers and Employability, working to ensure that Bath Spa students engage in high quality learning opportunities to equip them for future success in meaningful careers.   

With specific focus on academic alignment and in curricular activities, Sarah leads the team of School Employability Partners to embed employability in the curriculum through collaborative practice and by leveraging inclusive and creative pedogeological approaches to enhance outcomes and the student experience. Sarah is the key point of contact for careers and employability for partner institutions.  

Having worked within Higher Education for 12 years in leadership and teaching roles, Sarah has significant experience in module design, delivery and assessment, as well as graduate outcomes performance strategies and internship management. Prior to this, Sarah worked in a range of educational settings both in the UK and internationally and has also worked in graduate recruitment in the private sector and marketing and events within the not-for-profit sector. 

Academic qualifications

  • ProfDip University Teaching and Learning 
  • MSc Career Guidance and Development 
  • PGDip inc. QCGD 
  • BA (Hons) Geography 

Professional memberships

  • AGCAS
  • CDI
  • BPS

Other external roles

  • AGCAS Community Committee  
  • AGCAS Phoenix Editorial Group 

Areas of expertise

  • Careers and Employability 
  • Embedding employability in the curriculum  
  • Programme design and review 
  • Graduate outcomes  
  • Graduate recruitment 
  • Labour Market insights 
  • Internationalisation 
  • Careers and Employability support for Partner Institutions