Helen Everitt has been at Oriel since it opened in 2004. As an Assistant Headteacher, she played a leading role in setting up this secondary school with her role initially including data and assessment while leading a quarter of the school pastorally and also being Subject Leader for science. Helen then became Deputy Headteacher with a lead focus on curriculum. Helen currently leads on the Pupil Premium alongside curriculum design, leading the school’s ITT partnership and staff recruitment among other varied responsibilities. Helen feels passionately about the experiences disadvantaged students have at school, and she leads Oriel's Pupil Premium strategy developing its bespoke and innovative approaches with a wide range of colleagues and external partners.