Helen George

Helen George has a diverse range of work experience in various roles and organizations. Helen most recently worked as the Director of Policy at Barnsley College starting in July 2022. Prior to that, they held the position of Assistant Director at the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority from November 2020 to July 2022.

Helen also worked at the Department for Education as the Head of NEETs and Traineeships from September 2018 to November 2020. Helen was an Apprenticehip Levy Consultant at The University of Warwick from May 2017 to September 2018. Helen also operated their own consultancy, Helen K Consulting Ltd, as Director from January 2017 to September 2018.

Additionally, they served as an Assistant Director in the Skills Strategy Unit at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from October 2012 to November 2016. Helen was also seconded to the Manchester Community Budget Team from the same department, where they worked on adult skills and employment policy development from March 2012 to November 2012.

Helen's work experience extends back to 1995, where they started as a Team Leader at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and its predecessors.

Helen George completed their BA Hons in English Language and Linguistics at The University of Sheffield from 1992 to 1995. In 2012, they enrolled in the Sheffield City Region Post-graduate Leadership Programme at Sheffield Hallam University, specializing in Public Sector Leadership, which they completed in 2013. In 2014 to 2015, Helen attended The Commissioning Academy, focusing on Public Sector - Outcomes based commissioning.