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Mrs Sarah Mander

Profile summary

  • Regional Academic Staff
  • Staff Tutor & Senior Lecturer
  • Faculty of Wellbeing, Education & Language Studies
  • School of Education, Childhood, Youth & Sport
  • Regions & Nations (ECYS)
  • sarah.mander

Professional biography

My professional background is within Early Help services as both practitioner and strategic leader. I have enjoyed almost 20 years working in the statutory, voluntary and private sector with the 0 - 19 age range. I am currently a Staff Tutor for the Open University with line management responsibility for Associate Lecturers.

Research interests

I am currently studying for a Doctorate in Education, researching the characteristics of child-centred practice and safeguarding within Early Help workforces. Within the School for Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport I lead the Student Voice and Wellbeing | Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (open.ac.uk)

Teaching interests

Since moving to the world of academia 6 years ago, I have led courses for Family and Community Studies and Special Educational Needs and Disability. My teaching interests include safeguarding and well-being, community studies and educational inclusion. I continue to teach for module E104, An Introduction to Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology.

Publications

Seamlessly transcending the ‘Academic Bump’ to support the new lecturer in higher education (2018)
Bywater, Amy and Mander, Sarah
Research in Post-compulsory Education, 23(2) (pp. 202-212)

Early Help Mechanisms – A mere fad or ground breaking reformation to child protection systems? The importance of interprofessional working; the educational and health perspective (2015-10)
Mander, Sarah and Sturge, Sally
Pedagogy in Practice, 1(2)

Well-being, mental health and the student population (2021)
Mander, Sarah
In: Williams-Brown, Zeta and Mander, Sarah eds. Childhood Well-being and Resilience: Influences on Educational Outcomes (pp. 33-45)
ISBN : 9780367342432 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : London

How big is our society? (2017-07)
Mander, Sarah
In: Brown, Zeta ed. Children, Families and Communities:
ISBN : 9781138200760 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon

Inclusive practice for families (2016-04-29)
Bennett, Kay; Mander, Sarah and Richards, Lynn
In: Brown, Zeta ed. Inclusive Education: perspectives on pedagogy, policy and practice
ISBN : 9781138913899 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon

A view through the looking glass: co-creation and innovation - a recipe for success (2023-04)
Mander, Sarah; Fensham-Smith, Amber; Connolly, Nichola and Reeve, Yasmin
In : 7th Biennial International Conference on Access, Participation and Success (26-27 Apr 2023, The Open University, Milton Keynes)

Reflecting upon how we wrote 'Childhood Well-being and Resilience: Influences on Educational Outcomes' (2020-11-25)
Mander, Sarah and Williams-Brown, Zeta
Education Observatory, University of Wolverhampton