collaborating with Individuals & organisations

Collaboration is something that brings me a lot of satisfaction. It’s a joy to work with others, shape their projects and help them bring credibility, creativity and connections to their practice.

Together we can make the best use of both our resources, fusing our expertise and creating new ideas as well as sharing feedback, insights and experiences to create something unique.

collaboratiVE PROJECTS

Hosting

Hosting is a skill I’ve honed over the years through experience with internal organisational as well as national events. I’m comfortable hosting and contributing to large conferences, and smaller events and enjoy approaching things in a conversational style.

  • Critical Conversations - Scottish Learning Festival 2022

  • World Education Summit - World Headliner Stage 2021 | 2022 | 2023

Podcasting

I’ve collaborated with two organisations to scope, plan, co-host and deliver their first podcast series. I brought podcasting experience, understanding of their work and messaging, and the know-how to make it happen, leaving them with a podcast they are proud of and the skills to further develop it.

  • Northern Alliance - The Northern Alliance podcast 

  • Columba 1400  - Step Back podcast

Writing

Working with and meeting many brilliant authors over the years, I’ve been lucky enough to be asked to review and contribute to a variety of books. Through my experience as a psychologist and coach, I bring credibility and a robust evidence base to writing projects.

  • The little book of Positivity - co-authored with Claire Lavelle (The Hive of Wellbeing) for the Association of Heads and Deputes in Scotland. 2021

  • Foreword for Mindset Guardian by Katie Walton, 2021

  • 'Collective Efficacy in Midlothian' In School Climate by Peter Dewitt 2018

  • Instructional Leadership by Peter Dewitt, 2020

  • How to Create Autonomous Learners: Teaching Metacognitive, Self-Regulatory and Study Skills – a practitioner’s guide by Taryn Moir, 2022

Interested in collaborating with me on a project?

I’d love to hear from you. Simply complete my contact form and I’ll be in touch.

Kind words

“The Northern Alliance wanted to launch a podcast to raise awareness of our new plan and associated improvement activity at school/setting level. Sarah guided us through this new experience and we were delighted when she agreed to co-host our ‘Northern Alliance Podcast: The Right Drivers Series’.

Sarah took the time to understand what it was we wanted to achieve and then facilitated rich and meaningful conversations with guests which captured our story. Throughout our podcast journey, we knew that Sarah cared about getting it right for us and we felt in safe hands.”