Sara Gilpin

Sara Gilpin has a diverse work experience spanning different roles and organizations. Sara is currently working at Southern Regional College as the Course Director for Levels 4&5 Health & Social Care since August 2023. Prior to this, they held the position of Specialist Lecturer in Health & Social Care at the same institution from October 2022 to August 2023.

Sara also has experience working at the National Deaf Children's Society as a Columnist, Blogger, and Sessional Worker, Volunteer, Facilitator since September 2019 and August 2019, respectively.

Before joining the Southern Regional College and the National Deaf Children's Society, Sara worked as a Children's Research Nurse at the Southern Health and Social Services Trust from May 2009 to November 2016.

Additionally, they held the role of Course Facilitator at Safe2Care from November 2014 to August 2015 and as a Children's Nurse in the Emergency Department at the Southern Health & Social Care Trust from March 2005 to May 2009.

Sara Gilpin's education history is as follows:

Sara completed their Masters in Public Health and Health Promotion from the University of Warwick from 2022 to 2024, with a focus on Public Health.

From 2020 to 2021, Sara studied Level 3 British Sign Language (BSL) at the Institute of British Sign Language (iBSL).

Sara pursued a PGCE - Further Education in Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching at Ulster University from 2019 to 2021.

In 2015, Sara completed Level 2 British Sign Language (BSL) at Jordanstown School of the Deaf and Blind.

Sara also studied Level 1 British Sign Language (BSL) at Southern Regional College, Lurgan Campus from 2014 to 2015.

Sara obtained their Post Graduate Certificate in Education with a specialization in Nurse Teaching from the University of Ulster, Jordanstown from 2010 to 2013.

For their undergraduate degree, Sara earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Pediatric Nursing from Queen's University Belfast from 1999 to 2003.

Finally, Sara completed their A-Levels in Geography, Biology, and Mathematics at Regent House Grammar School from 1991 to 1998.