About Me

About Me

With over 20 years experience working in education, including developing vocational qualifications for the Key Stage 4 performance table and end point assessments for apprenticeships, I am well placed to support you in developing qualifications and assessments.

I graduated with a degree in Psychology and went on to work in schools where I managed various initiatives in both primary and secondary schools, including running a vocational education centre.

More recently I have worked in qualification and assessment design and have experience in the full development process - from the initial interpretation of a technical spec or client request through to the final sign off.

Support

Qualification and assessment development can be complex and time consuming. Whatever type and size of organisation you are there may be times when you need additional support and / or expertise.

Whether you need full support from start to finish in developing a new qualification, a critical and independent review against a technical specification or extra resource to review assessment materials or compile an assessment I can help.

Services

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Testimonials

I have worked with Sarah on a number of qualification and assessment projects in recent years. In that time, I have always found Sarah to be somebody I can rely on to see tasks through to completion, using her great capacity for finding solutions and showing creativity. Sarah has a wide range of experience in assessment development, including the successful production of grading models and grading descriptors, in addition to quality assuring assessment materials created by subject matter experts. Sarah is also an experienced and very capable qualification developer, with not just the expertise to define the purpose and content but she also possesses the project management ability that is needed to bring stakeholders together to ensure a quality product is created.
 

Paul Kelly, Quality Assurance and Assessment Manager
16 Jun 2020

We recently required some support for a critical piece of work which needed to be done within a short timescale. Having worked with her in the past, I approached Sarah and I was delighted that she was able to pick it up. Sarah delivered the final product ahead of schedule and to an exceptional level of quality. She used her extensive knowledge, expertise and intuition to constructively challenge our thinking, delivering a positive outcome and enabling us to hit our deadline. There is both art and science to the practice of assessment and it can be difficult to find the right person to carry out complex tasks. I’m glad to say that Sarah delivered on her commitment and we will absolutely seek to use her services again! 

Jake Tween, Head of Apprenticeships
16 Jun 2020