Sarah Hutchins
Lecturer
Children and Families
email: s.hutchins@worc.ac.uk
Sarah Hutchins joined the University of Worcester in January 2024, and she is a lecturer in the Department for Children and Families within the School of Education. Sarah currently lectures on the BA (Hons) Early Childhood in Society degree course.
Sarah has over twenty years of UK and International teaching, educational and classroom experience gained from working in partnership with children, carers and their families within the State, Independent and PVI sectors.
Sarah is a qualified teacher, and she is experienced in supporting the well-being, learning and social inclusion of children and their families across the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 age ranges and beyond. Sarah also brings a wealth of comparative international teaching and learning experiences from working within the bi-cultural pedagogy of Te Whāriki and interpretations of its play-based curriculum in New Zealand.
Qualifications
- MA in Education (Language & Literacy)
- Diploma of Teaching in Early Childhood Education
- QTS
- BSc (Hons) Education & Geography Combined Studies
- TEFL Diploma
Teaching & Research
Teaching Interests
- Early Years
- Social Pedagogy
- The influence of family, community and culture on children’s learning
- Exploring perspectives of play
Research Interests
- Liminality and liminal spaces in Early Years
- Caregiver partnerships
Recent Publications
MA Ed dissertation (April 2023) Daily Transitions from home to school: Learning the language of liminal spaces in Early Years