Sarah Bown Senior Practitioner
Registered Sign Language Interpreter
Languages: BSL English
(Registration Expires: 28/02/2026)
Photo ID Card No: 1012573
Languages: BSL English
(Registration Expires: 28/02/2026)
Photo ID Card No: 1012573
| Weekdays | Evenings | Weekends |  |
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| Contact no | 07983001545 |
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| Text only | No |
| Email address | s.bown@btinternet.com |
The information provided below is additional to registration requirements and therefore has not been verified by NRCPD.
Memberships
| Organisation | Date joined |
|---|---|
| Association of Sign Language Interpreters (ASLI) | 01/01/1996 |
Additional qualifications
| Type | Qualification | Date achieved |
|---|---|---|
| Professional | Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy | 26/06/2017 |
| Professional | OCR Assessor | 30/03/2015 |
| Specialist Professional | NRCPD Registered Sign Language Interpreter | 10/04/1997 |
| Professional | QCF Verifier | 21/04/2016 |
| Professional | PGCHE | 24/06/2004 |
Employments
| Start date | End date | Job title | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/09/1999 | 16/05/2025 | Senior Lecturer | University of Wolverhampton |
| 01/02/2025 | Educational consultant, academic researcher, trainer/assessor, senior practitioner/assessor, professional standards advisor, interpreter, translator | Self Employed |
General Info
Sarah is a BSL/English interpreter, longstanding senior lecturer (University of Wolverhampton), senior fellow of the higher education academy, QCR assessor/verifier, researcher and NRCPD professional standards advisor and senior practitioner.
She has successfully provided TSLI support (formerly known as 'supervision') for a substantial number of individuals in training. She is available to be contacted by student interpreters (TSLI) seeking a senior practitioner. Please contact her to enquire on her advertised email address.
She is available to interpret in the domains of: community, education, health, employment, social services, conference, training courses, political meetings/events.
She has successfully provided TSLI support (formerly known as 'supervision') for a substantial number of individuals in training. She is available to be contacted by student interpreters (TSLI) seeking a senior practitioner. Please contact her to enquire on her advertised email address.
She is available to interpret in the domains of: community, education, health, employment, social services, conference, training courses, political meetings/events.
Assignments
| Education |
| Adult Education, i.e. 'leisure' courses |
| Further Education |
| Higher Education and professional |
| Schools, e.g. classroom, staff meetings/training, parents' meetings |
| Leisure |
| Sport outdoor, outdoor pursuits |
| Health and Social Services |
| Community consultation meetings |
| Housing |
| Physical health, e.g. GPs, hospitals, physio, opticians, dentists, health visitors, ante-natal |
| Social Services casework |
| Social Services home visits and assessments |
| Theatre, Arts, Television |
| Talks, e.g. gallery, museum |
| Workshops or training, arts, TV |
| Employment |
| Interviews |
| Training/professional development |
| Work support, e.g. telephone interpreting, meetings, correspondence, supervision |
| Other Specialisms |
| Conferences and large meetings |
| Disabilities, i.e. deaf people with disabilities |
| Minimal language skills clients |
| Political |
| Telephone |
| Video telephony, i.e. remote, distance |