Georgina Howlett

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Graduate of English Literature from Newcastle University with upper second-class honours.…

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Volunteer Experience

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    Company Programme 2014-2015

    Young Enterprise UK

    - 9 months

    Education

  • Classroom Assistant

    Temple Moor High School Science College

    - 1 year 10 months

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    English Mentor at Temple Moor High School Science College

    Reading Matters

    - 1 year 9 months

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Honors & Awards

  • Community Award (Winner)

    Guildford.Games

    At the 2023 Guildford.Games Awards, I was successful in winning the Community Award.

  • Community Hero Award (Finalist)

    GameDevHeroes

    In 2023, I was honoured to be a Finalist for the Community Hero Award at the GameDevHeroes Awards 2023. While I did not win on this occasion, I hope to be successful at doing so in a future year.

  • A2 English Literature Award

    Temple Moor Sixth Form College

    I was awarded the 2015 A2 English Literature award for my outstanding contributions to the English faculty, my high-class work, and my unwavering dedication and passion for the subject. To this day I believe I am still the only student to have won both the AS and A2 awards in consecutive years.

  • Best Social, Ethical and Environmental Company

    Young Enterprise

    My company for the 2013-2014 Young Enterprise company programme, 'Outlines', was recognised as the 'Best Social, Ethical and Environmental' company of the Area 2 (Yorkshire and the Humber) competition, coming out on top against over numerous other teams and company start-ups. This was due to our commitment to reducing waste, using only environmentally-friendly resources, and also our engagement with our community and our attention to taking care of the individual needs of all of our customers…

    My company for the 2013-2014 Young Enterprise company programme, 'Outlines', was recognised as the 'Best Social, Ethical and Environmental' company of the Area 2 (Yorkshire and the Humber) competition, coming out on top against over numerous other teams and company start-ups. This was due to our commitment to reducing waste, using only environmentally-friendly resources, and also our engagement with our community and our attention to taking care of the individual needs of all of our customers. It was our goal to be wholly inclusive, leaving nobody out, and to keep our impact on the environment to a minimum by using fully recyclable resources for our displays and presentations, as well as for our products - Leaver's Hoodies - themselves.

  • AS English Literature Award

    Temple Moor Sixth Form College

    I was awarded the 2014 AS English Literature award for my outstanding contributions to the English faculty, my high-class work, and my unwavering dedication and passion for the subject.

  • Richard Sherriff Award for Extra-Curricular Achievement

    Temple Moor High School Science College

    Awarded to an individual student who had shown exceptional commitment to and involvement with extra-curricular activities. An engraved, personalised plaque is added onto the Richard Sherriff award shield to permanently commemorate the efforts of the student.

    I was presented with this award by my late primary school headteacher, Kay Crellin, who was always and continues to be an inspiration to me. I was chosen for the award not only because of my unwavering work ethic and determination…

    Awarded to an individual student who had shown exceptional commitment to and involvement with extra-curricular activities. An engraved, personalised plaque is added onto the Richard Sherriff award shield to permanently commemorate the efforts of the student.

    I was presented with this award by my late primary school headteacher, Kay Crellin, who was always and continues to be an inspiration to me. I was chosen for the award not only because of my unwavering work ethic and determination, but also my volunteering work with numerous classes and teachers throughout the school, my creative hobbies, and my commitment to the betterment of the school library and its resources.

Test Scores

  • SEL3338: Home, Heritage, History: 20th Century Children's Literature - Seminar Presentation (10% of Module Mark)

    Score: 78/100

    Home, Heritage, History: 20th Century Children's Literature was a third year module. As part of the module, I was required to work as part of a small team to produce a 30-minute presentation to deliver to our seminar group which would educate them about the assigned module text for that week, and provide a critical analysis for them to consider in their own work. Our text was Mal Peet's 'Life: An Exploded Diagram' and focused on his presentation of the home.

    As a group, we were awarded a…

    Home, Heritage, History: 20th Century Children's Literature was a third year module. As part of the module, I was required to work as part of a small team to produce a 30-minute presentation to deliver to our seminar group which would educate them about the assigned module text for that week, and provide a critical analysis for them to consider in their own work. Our text was Mal Peet's 'Life: An Exploded Diagram' and focused on his presentation of the home.

    As a group, we were awarded a mark of 39/40, which was then scaled by the board of examiners to come out as a mark of 78 (first class honours), which we all received.

  • SEL3338: Home, Heritage, History: 20th Century Children's Literature - Computer Assessment (5% of Module Mark)

    Score: 100/100

    Home, Heritage, History: 20th Century Children's Literature was a third year module. This small assessment consisted of a computer-based quiz designed to test my knowledge of literary archives, their purpose, and their means of referencing and organisation. After persisting in re-taking the test until I achieved the maximum score possible, I was awarded a mark of 100 (upper first class honours) in the assignment.

  • SEL2210: Independent Research Project - 4,000 Word Mini Dissertation (100% of Module Mark)

    Score: 75/100

    The Independent Research Project was a second year module, the assessment for which entirely consisted of a 4,000 word mini dissertation on a subject of my choice.

    My essay was titled "To what extent do the clones in Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go passively accept their fate?", and focused on the extent to which the human clones in Kazuo Ishiguro's 'Never Let Me Go' resisted their predetermined destinies as clones and attempted to live normal, 'human' lives.

    My essay was awarded…

    The Independent Research Project was a second year module, the assessment for which entirely consisted of a 4,000 word mini dissertation on a subject of my choice.

    My essay was titled "To what extent do the clones in Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go passively accept their fate?", and focused on the extent to which the human clones in Kazuo Ishiguro's 'Never Let Me Go' resisted their predetermined destinies as clones and attempted to live normal, 'human' lives.

    My essay was awarded a mark of 75 (first class honours) and was considered to be insightful, sophisticated, well-researched and exceptionally well-written.

  • SEL2202: Writing New Worlds, 1660-1800 - Mid-Module Essay (40% of Module Mark)

    Score: 73/100

    Writing New Worlds was a second year module. For this assignment, worth 40% of my overall module mark, I was awarded a mark of 73 (first class honours).

  • SEL1030: Approaches to Reading - 48-Hour Take-Home Written Examination (60% of Module Mark)

    Score: 75/100

    This was the first take-home written examination I had to sit as part of my degree, and was designed to assess my capability to critically analyse and write about texts in detail. I sat this exam in my first year of university.

    Working under timed conditions and with limited resources, I was able to produce high-class work, being awarded a mark of 75 (first class honours) by the board of examiners.

  • SEL1031: Drama, Theatre & Performance - Oral Presentation (25% of Module Mark)

    Score: 71/100

    Drama, Theatre & Performance was a first year module. As part of my assessment for the module, I had to deliver an oral presentation with my performance group to explain our performance and provide detailed reasoning for the choices we had made in staging it and its execution.

    Although working as part of a group, all of us were assessed individually, and for my contributions and efforts I was awarded a mark of 71 (first class honours).

  • SEL1031: Drama, Theatre & Performance - Portfolio (25% of Module Mark)

    Score: 70/100

    Drama, Theatre & Performance was a first year module. I had to produce a written portfolio to accompany my dramatic performances and oral presentation, and was awarded a mark of 70 (first class honours) for it.

  • SEL1003: Introduction to Literary Studies 1 - Skills Assessment (10% of Module Mark)

    Score: 100/100

    Introduction to Literary Studies 1 was a first year module. A small percentage of this module was assessed in terms of students' contributions to the seminar learning environment, their efforts during study groups and meetings, and their willingness and dedication to their own learning.

    I was assessed by my seminar tutor as being eager to learn, a willing volunteer to speak across all of the module's seminars, an excellent communicator and scribe during discussions and study groups, and…

    Introduction to Literary Studies 1 was a first year module. A small percentage of this module was assessed in terms of students' contributions to the seminar learning environment, their efforts during study groups and meetings, and their willingness and dedication to their own learning.

    I was assessed by my seminar tutor as being eager to learn, a willing volunteer to speak across all of the module's seminars, an excellent communicator and scribe during discussions and study groups, and was keen to conduct extra study and reading around the subject. I was therefore awarded a mark of 100 (full marks; upper first class honours) to reward my efforts and my contributions to the learning environment and my studies.

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  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Elementary proficiency

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