Sarah is Head of International Education at the Department for Business Innovation Science and Trade, previously working as China/Hong Kong and South/Central Asia Lead for the UK education portfolio.
Sarah undertook one year at the British Consulate in Istanbul as Exports Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 2024.
Sarah has worked in a range of UK civil service roles in Whitehall (and in Wales) since joining on the Fast Stream in 2008, having previously worked for the Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and Pensions, the Wales Office and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs before joining the Department for International Trade in 2017.
Prior to joining the UK civil service, Sarah worked for the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, and before that a private sector public affairs company named DeHavilland (which focuses on parliamentary and political reporting). Sarah holds an undergraduate degree in social anthropology from King’s College, Cambridge University, and a postgraduate degree in international development from Birkbeck, University of London.
