Toby Dawson

I have just finished my studies in BA History at The University of Southampton having earned a First Class Honours degree. From my experience, I have developed a genuine fascination for history and culture and how it shapes the world today. As a result, I am keen to establish a career in the museum/heritage sector as I particularly believe in the value of educating people about history and culture so that we can understand how our world of today came about.

I enjoy working within a team and I am always looking for opportunities to learn.

Welcome and Collections Volunteer - The Guards Museum - Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London

(2025-06-04 - 2025-09-22)

• Welcoming visitors and collecting admission fees
• Providing general information about the museum
• Interacting with visitors to answer questions and deal with complaints
• Retail sales from the museum shop
• Assisting in the cataloguing of objects as part of the museum's digitisation programme
• Reviewing historical collections of letters, photographs and posters
• Recording descriptions of items within the museum's records

Volunteer - Southend Museums - Prittlewell Priory, Southend

(2024-06-20 - 2024-08-31)

Working within a very small team, this role required me to get involved in a wide range of tasks.

• Visitor welcome
• Retail sales
• Keeping the shop/museum tidy and ready to accept visitors
• Supervising the exhibits
• Answering guests' questions
• Operating the till in the gift shop

Training Sergeant Major, Combined Cadet Force (CCF) - Westcliff High School for Boys - Westcliff, United Kingdom

(2018 - 2023)

• Planning, coordinating and delivering lessons to younger cadets
• Leadership role for a company of cadets
• Working with a team of senior cadets to deliver training to around 100 junior cadets
• Participating in community focused events such as Southend's annual Remembrance Day Parade
• Developing communication skills through delivering lessons
• Developing teamwork skills through working with other cadet officers

BA - History - University of Southampton (2023 - 2026)

A-Level - Geography - Westcliff High School for Boys (2021 - 2023)

A-Level - Psychology - Westcliff High School for Boys (2021 - 2023)

A-Level - History - Westcliff High School for Boys (2021 - 2023)

GCSE - History - Westcliff High School for Boys (2016 - 2021)

GCSE - Physics - Westcliff High School for Boys (2016 - 2021)

GCSE - Chemistry - Westcliff High School for Boys (2016 - 2021)

GCSE - English Literature - Westcliff High School for Boys (2016 - 2021)

GCSE - Classical Civilisations - Westcliff High School for Boys (2016 - 2021)

GCSE - Design & Technology - Product Design - Westcliff High School for Boys (2016 - 2021)

GCSE - English Language - Westcliff High School for Boys (2016 - 2021)

GCSE - Geography - Westcliff High School for Boys (2016 - 2021)

GCSE - Biology - Westcliff High School for Boys (2016 - 2021)

GCSE - Mathematics - Westcliff High School for Boys (2016 - 2021)

GCSE - French - Westcliff High School for Boys (2016 - 2021)