Sara began her career at St Paul’s Prep School, where she served as Head of Science for many years, later transitioning to a part-time role while raising her two sons. Prior to joining the Thomas’s family in 2015, she held the position of Head of Science at Shrewsbury House. In her current role, Sara oversees the Future Schools Process, providing expert guidance to parents and ensuring pupils are fully prepared from Year 5 through to their successful transition to senior education. During her career, Sara spent 15 years with the ISEB, writing the Science 13+ Common Entrance exams and developing the national prep school syllabus. Her commitment to excellence continues as an ISI Team Inspector for both preparatory and senior independent schools. Sara holds a BSc (Hons) in Physiology from King’s College London, alongside a PGCE and an M.Phil in Educational Psychology from the University of Cambridge. She is fortunate to be able to teach the Year 8 Scholars Science and also teaches the whole of Year 5, in order to get to know all of the pupils.
Sara Harrison