Sarah graduated from Sheffield Hallam University and, like many visitors to the city, decided she loved it so much she wanted to stay.

For over 20 years she worked for the local authority, including as Service Manager for Activity Sheffield.  Sarah’s passion is supporting opportunities for people to be healthy and happy.  At Activity Sheffield this ranged from teaching a 79-year-old, who had never been in the water, to swim, to managing the team which took athletes to the Olympics, to accessing funding for play equipment for children and young people in the city.  Sarah was instrumental in influencing government thinking regarding the impact of physical activity on health and has spoken at many conferences about this.

She has now brought her considerable expertise and experience into the world of education. As part of Westfield School's senior leadership team, she has responsibility for the operational (non-teaching) elements of running the school, including finance, IT, HR, risk management and premises.