Where to start? I got to know Sarah through ADCS work, she initially sized me up - does this bloke know what he's talking about? - and having just about passed the test we bonded over a shared love of Elvis, Manchester, swearing and and our own backgrounds. Sarah was a brilliant leader in her in right and had an unerring instinct to do the right thing by children. In all my time working with her I can't think of a time when her policy instinct was wrong - although she could also accommodate the politics of necessity. She built up ADCS from scratch and built a fantastic team around her, shaped in her image but not identical, that will carry on her work- a great achievement in itself. But more than anything I'll miss my mate. Miss those long nights putting the world to rights, sharing experiences, laughing and then laughing some more. Oh and swearing - I met my match with Sarah. We never did get to have the party though. Thanks for everything mate.
Where to start? I got to know Sarah through ADCS work, she initially sized me up - does this bloke know what he's talking about? - and having just about passed the test we bonded over a shared love of Elvis, Manchester, swearing and and our own backgrounds. Sarah was a brilliant leader in her in right and had an unerring instinct to do the right thing by children. In all my time working with her I can't think of a time when her policy instinct was wrong - although she could also accommodate the politics of necessity. She built up ADCS from scratch and built a fantastic team around her, shaped in her image but not identical, that will carry on her work- a great achievement in itself. But more than anything I'll miss my mate. Miss those long nights putting the world to rights, sharing experiences, laughing and then laughing some more. Oh and swearing - I met my match with Sarah. We never did get to have the party though. Thanks for everything mate.
