Time at Helsby: 1996 – 2003 A-Levels Studied: English Literature Biology History Chemistry What knowledge abilities or talents help people to succeed in your job or profession? Journalists are generally very nosey- they always want to find out more about the world around them and must have excellent communication skills. It is a very competitive [...]
Former Students
Tamsyn Casley – Veterinary Assistant
Time at Helsby: 1999 – 2006 A-Levels Studied: Biology Psychology Music What knowledge abilities or talents help people to succeed in your job or profession? Overall, it is very important for people to have good inter-personal skills, such as good manners and the ability to communicate efficiently with others as the majority of my time [...]
Rachel Ball de Silvestri – Journalist
Time at Helsby: 1996 – 2003 A-Levels Studied: French English Literature English Language Psychology AS Chemistry What knowledge abilities or talents help people to succeed in your job or profession? A curiosity about the world and people’s stories, an insatiable thirst for literature, be it books, magazines or websites, and a gift for storytelling are [...]
Emma Verney – Midwife
Time at Helsby: 1997 – 2002 A-Levels Studied: Health and Social Care Psychology Media What knowledge abilities or talents help people to succeed in your job or profession? Growing up I went through phases of wanting to be an air hostess. It was only when I studied Health and Social Care at A-Level that I [...]
Dr Christopher P. Wild, IARC Director
Christopher Wild attended Helsby Grammar School between 1970 and 1977 where he and David Griggs were contemporaries. He left to study Pharmacology at the University of Manchester which eventually led Christopher into a career in medical research. He remembers his time at school fondly and still has family links with the area. Christopher obtained his [...]
Professor Dave Griggs
Former Helsby student Dave Griggs is today one of the world’s leading climate change scientists. He is currently Chief Executive Officer, ClimateWorks Australia, Director of the Monash Sustainability Institute and Professor at Monash University, Melbourne Australia. On a recent visit to his mother, who still lives in Runcorn, Dave visited school to meet and talk [...]
Brian MacArthur
Brian MacArthur (born 5 February 1940) an experienced journalist and former newspaper editor visited Helsby High School on February 9th 2012 following an invitation from the school to talk to some groups of pupils. Brian attended Helsby Grammar School for Boys before attending the University of Leeds. In 1962, he entered journalism, his first job being [...]
