Meet Sarah White

Biography

As Pearson’s Lead Passionate about educating the next generation, Sarah is an Educational Consultant specialising in teacher professional development and assessment. She was a Primary class teacher for nearly 30 years, holding many SLT roles, and a Head Teacher in international schools. Following the completion of her MA in Education, Management and Leadership Sarah now supports curriculum development and delivers professional development in the UK and internationally, regularly visiting the Middle East, Europe and SE Asia.
Primary Trainer for English, Sarah writes courses and materials for professional development and trains teachers in the UK and internationally. Sarah has been a member of UK Government Teacher Panels for maths and English.
Sarah also consults in using assessment tools for tracking progress and planning for early years, primary and lower secondary.
The Progression of Enquiry Skills in Science
What does Best Practice in Enquiry-based Primary Science look like?
This presentation will consider the key challenges teaching enquiry-based science in international schools presents. It will highlight what ‘best practice’ should look like and share strategies for effective science teaching in the EAL classroom.
Developing Transferrable Skills through Active Learning
What does ‘active learning’ look like in your classroom? Is it really happening?
This presentation will consider how curriculum delivery that embeds active learning can develop transferrable skills which will prepare our students for their future learning and careers.