- Noonan, P. and Pilcher S. ‘Financing Tertiary Education in Australia’ in Dawkins, P. Lilly, M. and Pascoe, R. (eds.) (2023) Rethinking Tertiary Education: Building on the Work of Peter Noonan, Melbourne University Publishing.
- Hurley. P. and Pilcher. S. ‘One System, Two Sectors: Worlds Apart’ in Dawkins, P. Lilly, M. and Pascoe, R. (eds.) (2023) Rethinking Tertiary Education: Building on the Work of Peter Noonan, Melbourne University Publishing.
- Pilcher, S. and Noble, K. (2021) Stepping Up: Securing the Long Term Future of Preschool, Mitchell Institute.
- Pilcher, S. and Hurley, P. (2020) Skills for Recovery: The Vocational Education System we Need Post COVID-19, Mitchell Institute. Noble, K. and Pilcher, S. (2020) Increasing Childcare Subsidies is Urgently Required to Support Children, Families and the Economy, Mitchell Institute.
- Pilcher, S. and Torii, K. (2018) Crunching the Number, Exploring the Use and Usefulness of the ATAR, Mitchell Institute.
- Noonan, P. and Pilcher, S. (2018) Participation in Tertiary Education in Australia, Mitchell Institute.
- Pilcher, S. and Torii, K. (2017) Expenditure on Education and Training in Australia: Update and Analysis, Mitchell Institute.
- Pilcher, S. and Fox, S. (2017) State of Early Learning in Australia 2017, Early Learning, Everyone Benefits Campaign. Noonan, P. and
- Pilcher, S. (2017) Finding the Truth in the Apprenticeships Debate, Mitchell Institute.
- Noonan, P., Burke, G., Wade, A. and Pilcher, S. (2015) Expenditure on Education and Training, Mitchell Institute.
- Noonan, P. and Pilcher, S. (2015) Financing Tertiary Education in Australia – The Reform Imperative and Rethinking Student Entitlements, Mitchell Institute.
- Noonan, P., Burke, G., Wade, A. and Pilcher, S. (2014) Expenditure on Education and Training in Australia. Melbourne, Mitchell Institute.
Sarah comes to the Mitchell Institute with a deep knowledge of education and skills policy, having focused on the intersection between education and the economy in a number of roles across the government, the not for profit and private sectors.
Her focus at Mitchell is to bridge the gap between the evidence base and the policy process, working to connect research insights to policy development.
Sarah has a strong interest in early childhood education and in the pursuit of a cohesive and connected tertiary education system. Prior to joining Mitchell she led the research program at the Centre for Education and Training at Australian Industry Group. She also led research and evaluation at early childhood policy and advocacy organisation The Front Project and has worked across education and economic policy for governments in Victoria and New South Wales and at national skills advisory body the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency. She has also served on the Board of the Future Skills Organisation.
Portfolios
Areas of expertise
- Tertiary education policy
- Early childhood education
- Higher Education policy
- Vocational education and training (VET) policy
- Research
- Public policy
Contact details
+61 (3) 9919 1161
