Sarah Lovell

Chief Operating Officer

Sarah Lovell is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Cabot Learning Federation. The COO is responsible for all areas of operational activity outside of educational delivery. This includes leading professional services which covers, estates management, governance, IT, administration, communications, HR, and finance.

Sarah started in role in January 2022, having previously held the role of CLF Finance Director for over 4 years. She is a qualified accountant of 10+ years and has worked in range of different sectors including legal and IT. Sarah is involved in a number of external networks that include the Bristol and South Gloucestershire School’s Forum and the Queen Street Group Finance Subgroup.

Sarah is passionate about the role of professional services within education and the positive impact it has on our pupil’s experience within CLF. This includes ensuring our professional services colleagues have excellent professional development and opportunities to progress within the Federation.