Helen graduated in 1994 from Westminster College with an Oxford University accredited degree in education. She taught in the private and state sectors for 15 years. Following the death of Helen’s father in 2010 Helen became the manager of the family’s 3200 acre arable farm situated just North of Lincoln. In 2012 Helen organised the Guinness Quadtrac World Record and raised over £30,000 for Cancer Research. In 2015 Helen attended the Worshipful Company of Farmers advanced business course at the RAC, Cirencester. Helen lives near Welton with her husband and twin teenage daughters.