Hi, I'm Sara!

My background

My career started in primary school classrooms, where I quickly learned that getting the right book into the right child's hands at the right moment can change everything. After teaching, I spent 15 years as a governess and private educator — working one-to-one with families across the UK and internationally. That experience gave me a real understanding of how children develop as readers, and it shapes every recommendation and event I run today.

Why Usborne — and why now

Honestly? I had no idea this opportunity existed. When I came across the Usborne partnership in 2023, I wasn't looking for it — but as soon as I found it, I knew it was for me. It's a way to use 15+ years of education experience at real scale: helping hundreds of schools and reaching thousands of families.

Giving back has always been important to me — I've volunteered with the NSPCC and done volunteer teaching abroad in some of the poorest communities and slum schools across several countries, where books were a real luxury. So discovering that every Usborne event actively unlocks free books for school libraries meant a great deal. For the first time, doing business and doing good are genuinely the same thing.

Could this be your next chapter too?

Building a team is one of the most unexpected joys of this role. I mentor a growing group of Usborne partners — people who, like me, had no idea this kind of opportunity existed until someone showed them it was possible. Some have never run a business before. Some want flexibility around their families. Others just want to do something that feels meaningful.

What they all share is that it starts with one small step — a conversation, a question, a moment of curiosity. If any of this sounds familiar, I'd love to talk. No pressure — just a real conversation.