Sarah Hale

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Sarah Hale

Policy Officer

Sarah Hale is Policy Officer at the Foundation Year Network, which seeks to promote good practice in foundation year provision and diversity of entry routes into HE. She is also the Director of Education at the Department of Lifelong Learning, at the University of Sheffield

3 pieces

Newest first, since April 2022

  1. · Comment

    Foundation year cuts need a rethink

    The government’s plan to cut funding for classroom-based foundation years will have an impact on access to our most selective universities. Stephen Leech and Sarah Hale ask for nuance

    With Stephen Leech

  2. · Comment

    Threats to foundation years should worry us all

    The election has offered classroom-based foundation years a stay of execution. Sarah Hale and Stephen Leech wonder how long it will last

    With Stephen Leech

  3. · Comment

    Fees cut will undermine the foundations of opportunity

    Reducing foundation year fees won’t improve access but it will harm quality, argues Sarah Hale