CV

EDUCATION
2008-	City University London                MA Journalism
2002-2005	Exeter College, University of Oxford
	BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics     2.1
1994-2001	Colston’s School Bristol
	A levels: 4 As GCSEs:  10 A*s
QUALIFICATIONS
2005- 2007	Associate Chartered Accountant ACA (first time pass)
EMPLOYMENT
Sept 2005- 2008	Deloitte & Touche LLP, Assistant Manager in Audit
	Worked on a range of clients: ltd companies, partnerships, plcs, pension schemes, charities, schools, universities and public sector bodies.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jan 2009	Institute of War and Peace Reporting Wrote articles Western Daily Press Wrote articles and made videos for the website
May 2008	Accountancy Age magazine Wrote online articles Original 106.5 Bristol radio   Basic sound editing, presented news, did interviews and vox pops
April 2008	The Times Foreign Desk   Wrote fact boxes, did research, attended editorial meetings
	The Economist magazine Business Affairs section : Did research, wrote economic analysis boxes
Summer 2004	Volunteer English Language Teacher, Nanhai, Foshan, China
Summer 2002	Volunteer Teacher, Santa Elena School, Belize
INTERESTS
Travel   2008	3 weeks in Israel and the Palestinian territories
2007	5 week expedition in West Africa; Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Burkino Faso
2006	Trekking for 3 weeks in the  Peruvian Sierra
Writing	Member of Bristol Creative Writer’s club
Sports	British Military Fitness Stockholm Marathon 2006 Completed 6 half marathons including Reading, Great North Run and Bristol Oxford University Cross Country Team London Marathon 2004 and 2005
Oxford University Officer Training Corps	Military training qualifications 1 and 2 Expedition Coordinator and Exercise Leader for Exercise Blue Rafflesia Responsible for organisation of this jungle survival and trekking expedition in Brunei and Malaysia. Arranged funding, survival course with the Gurkhas, treks, mountaineering and team selection.
Current Affairs	Delegate at HPAIR 2005 International Student conference, Tokyo
University Societies	Oxford University PPE Society Executive Board Member
SKILLS
	TEFL certificate Peer support certificate Rock climbing proficiency Alpine mountaineering proficiency
IT	Proficient user of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Quark, and Photoshop