Educated at Notting Hill and Ealing High School (GDST), Sara holds an Honours degree in Theology and Education from Canterbury Christ Church University and a PGCE from Roehampton University. She gained her National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) in 2026.
Beginning her teaching career in 1993, Sara built extensive expertise in Primary Education, specialising in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Her deep grounding in early childhood development informs her whole-school pastoral strategy, providing transferable principles of emotional security, self-regulation, and nurture that empower pupils of all ages to flourish.
Rooted in relational leadership and restorative practice, her approach focuses on mutual respect and constructive resolution and repair. Certified as a Circle of Security facilitator in 2020, she embeds secure attachment theory into school life, partnering closely with parents.
Having served in primary senior leadership for many years, Sara was appointed Assistant Head (Pastoral & Wellbeing) in 2024 at Little Chalfont Primary School. During a four-month period assuming interim leadership of the school, she successfully guided the community through inspection to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted judgment in 2025. Sara is married with two adult sons and finds inspiration in her personal faith, service, and local community.
