Toby Dawson

BA History graduate with First Class Honours, seeking career in museum/heritage sector

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London, EnglandMember since August 5, 2026

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About

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.

Experience

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