Sarah Collins

Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester and module leader for the BA Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and PGCert. Attachment, Trauma and Mental health and seminar lead for MA in Educational Leadership.

Having gained a BA Hons degree in Art History and English at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, I completed a PGCE in Primary Education at the University of Cambridge, Homerton College.  I have around 25 years’ experience working in education, as Primary classroom practitioner, SENCO and senior leader including Deputy Head. I have been responsible for teaching and learning in a variety of schools and contexts both in the UK and Spain.  I completed the NASENCO award and MA SEND through Chester University. More recently I have been involved in external projects with virtual schools and local authorities which involved auditing schools, public sector and community and voluntary sector organisations (e.g. probation service, women’s refuges, drug treatment service) for their provision of attachment and trauma-aware practice for staff and service users.