Qualification:
Master of Arts in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights
Grade:
pending…
* Undergraduate Degree (2007-2010)
Institution:
University of Essex
Qualification:
Bachelor of Arts in Politics
Grade:
Upper Second Class (2:1) Honours
* Advanced (A) Level (2005-2007)
Institution:
Richard Hale School (Sixth Form College), Hertford
Qualifications:
5 A-Levels
- Grade C in Politics
- Grade C in Psychology
- Grade C in General Studies
- Grade D in Mathematics
- Grade D in Biology
* General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) (2003-2005)
Institution:
Richard Hale School, Hertford
Qualifications:
11 GCSEs
Working History
: While studying at the University of Essex I held elected positions within the following clubs and societies of the Students’ Union, as well as an executive body of the Students’ Union:
* University of Essex Pool Club
Position: President
Duration: 2010-2011
Description: Responsible for the running of a club of 58 members, which took the form of 3 sessions a week of 3 hours each, and two national tournaments that required many organisational functions such as travel arrangements. I ran a committee of 6 people, chairing regular meetings, while liaising with the Students’ Union on behalf of the Club. I regularly taught new members the rules of the game and worked with them to develop their skills.
* University of Essex Fencing Club
Position: President
Duration: 2009-2010
Description: My most successful role within the Students’ Union, I increased the club membership by around 50% to 63 people and invested well in new equipment. The workload was considerably higher than would normally be expected owing to a smaller executive committee and so the club required on average ten hours work a week. I had to liaise with the Students’ Union, liaise with coaching staff, enter teams into University competitions, run club training sessions, and organise extra tournaments throughout the year. My biggest achievement was to preside over the teaching of both the theory and practice of fencing to around 40 people, who we were able to develop into two competitive teams to represent the University.
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Position: Treasurer
Duration: 2008-2009
Description: My first elected position within the Students’ Union, I was tasked with the usual duties of a treasurer – managing the budget, requesting new equipment, collecting session fees – as well as covering a wide range of other duties owing to a small committee and the inheritance of a club that had been poorly run in the past. It was my experience as treasurer that led to my election as president the following year. Concurrent to my duties as treasurer I was able to develop the skills needed to tutor others, skills that were indispensable when I took over as President.
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At the 2011 University of Essex Sports Awards, I received the following awards for services to the Fencing Club and services to sport respectively:
- Full Colours
- Exceptional Services to Sport
Personal Introduction
# Voluntary Positions
Relevant to teaching English, I have gained experience through these informal channels:
* English Tutor:
Throughout my time at university I have helped friends and colleagues when English has not been their first language. Within this I have practiced one-to-one conversational English with students and helped them to develop their grammatical skills. The University of Essex has one of the highest international intakes in the United Kingdom and therefore I was often in the minority being a native English speaker and called upon for assistance.
* Proof Reading:
I have also performed proof reading for friends and colleagues. It has mostly been the correction of spelling and grammar and the meanings of words in foreign students’ essays and theses; on occasion I have also assisted in job application forms. When dealing with academic work I have also tried to help convey the intended meaning if the subject matter fell into my areas of expertise.