Meet the Careers Team

Please put everyone alphabetically

Jason Callaghan [email protected]: Department Leader for PSHCE

Mr Callaghan is our department leader for PSHCE provision and leads the careers lessons and employability skills opportunities that students at High School receive. He works closely with Mrs Dougherty on Careers experiences and provision.

Emma Dalzell: Enterprise Coordinator, and Warrington LEP

Emma has over 25 years’ experience working in industry and is part of the Skills Hub team at the LEP working with both Helsby High School and employers to help inspire and inform on careers. She visits the school termly to offer help and advice.

Mrs E Dougherty [email protected] : Department Leader for Careers

Mrs Dougherty is the department leader for careers and has the responsibility for ensuring Helsby High School’s careers provision meets the statutory Gatsby Benchmarks. Her work includes facilitating Futures Days, Work Experience, Careers within the Curriculum, Careers advice and enrichment opportunities.

Mrs D Schofield: Careers Adviser [email protected]

Mrs Scholfield has postgraduate diploma in Careers Guidance and have many years’ experience of working in schools. She works in school every Monday and Tuesday and delivers impartial and independent careers advice to students in all year groups. Providing one to one interviews, with Year 11 and Year 13 as priority groups. In addition, she talks to students about their Year 9 option choices, post-16 and post-18 option choices and work with them on career planning. Mrs Schofield also helps to organise careers events in school, particularly the bi-annual careers convention

Mrs Schofield is available to meet with parents and students for a careers meeting when this is considered appropriate.

Mr T O’Neil: Governor link

Mr O’Neil supports the Careers team by offering support and communication with the board of governors and giving a useful local perspective on careers issues.

Mrs S Warburton: Senior Leadership Team link

Mrs Warburton meets regularly with the Careers team to advise and facilitate careers activities within Helsby High School.

Claire Webb: Industrial Ambassador and Enterprise Advisor

Claire volunteers as an Enterprise Advisor and works closely with a Helsby High School on our careers and employability skills strategy. She has also spent a great deal of time supporting STEM outreach activity with schools and in the community. Claire has had a lifelong drive to work within the Human Resources field, and in her later career she has honed her focus into influencing talent strategy for her employers. She has worked for the past 13 years in the Petro/Chemical industry spending 12 years in various HR and L&D roles at Stanlow working for Shell UK Oil Products Ltd, until the asset was acquired by Essar Oil UK Ltd. More recently she has moved onto a new challenge within INOVYN’s UK operation, becoming the Learning and Development Manager.