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Helen Richardson-Hulme
I have worked in a variety of advice and guidance settings including most recently in the further and higher education sector. My previous experience includes working with young people aged 13-19 in the area of widening participation, where my role involved helping to remove the barriers that many young people face when trying to access learning and training. I am very proud of The Learning Shop and of the work that our specialist advisers do. They provide an excellent and invaluable service to adults in Norwich and Norfolk
Ellie McKinlay
I have been a full-time adviser at the Learning Shop since September 2008. I came to the role after working in Schools Liaison at City College Norwich where I worked in an IAG role with the 14-19 age group and building links with local schools and colleges. Prior to working in the area of information, advice and guidance I worked as an ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) teacher in the Adult Education sector.
Furthering educational awareness and potential amongst refugee and asylum seeker minority groups is a particular interest of mine and has led me to forge strong links with local charities and organisations working in this area.
I find working in the IAG sector immensely rewarding and I believe very strongly in the community benefits of a place like the Learning Shop. We see thousands of members of public every year - the majority of these go away from us having found what they were looking for and feeling positive about themselves and the opportunities open to them. Something I'm very proud to be a part of!