Helen is a departmental Equality Diversity and Inclusion lead at Northumbria University. Helen realised the transformative impact that WB & PL could have, after witnessing a student progress from barely passing their first year, to obtaining a 1st class degree and progress to PhD research after undertaking a 2nd year placement. This inspired Helen to pursue WB & PL enhancement opportunities for her students and Helen has since enabled WB & PL experience to be recorded within the student HEAR, worked with employers to develop skills-based learning opportunities whilst on an HESTEM funded WBL-project, and supported an institutional review leading to a more flexible WBL-framework.

In her academic role, Helen has opportunity to develop resources, activities and interventions to promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, identifying perceived barriers to engagement in placement and work-related learning and brings this expertise to the board of ASET Trustees.

Helen is a member of the Research Working Group.