“Grace Dean is a creative and passionate young woman who took the reigns during her time as Editor-in-Chief at The Courier and brought about real change. She has such a bubbly personality and excellent people skills. She is friendly and approachable, always looking to offer advice and guidance to new and existing contributors. She always conducted herself in a professional manner, working day and night to ensure all tasks were completed and to a high standard. Grace went above and beyond in her role as Editor-in-Chief and she was an absolute pleasure to work for.”
About
I'm a journalist at the BBC where I primarily write features for publication on weekends…
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The Kingsbury truck will be off to the front shortly under a new camo paint job and I hope it continues to perform as well in its new life as it did…
The Kingsbury truck will be off to the front shortly under a new camo paint job and I hope it continues to perform as well in its new life as it did…
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👋 Hi again world and happy holidays! One last request before the year is out. For my book (coming October 2025!), I'm looking what role tech will…
👋 Hi again world and happy holidays! One last request before the year is out. For my book (coming October 2025!), I'm looking what role tech will…
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Experience
Education
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Newcastle University
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Activities and Societies: Heavily involved in extra-curriculars, including: Writer for the Courier 2016-18 (Writer of the Year 2018), News Editor 2018-19 Treasurer of Modern Languages Society 2018-19 Treasurer of Baking Society 2016-17 Peer mentor 2016 + 2018 Freshers’ crew volunteer 2016 + 2018 International Student Buddy 2018 Contributor to university publications - Flying Solo, Gift of the Gab, German department newsletter, the Alternative Prospectus Helped translate Newcastle Castle's audio guide into German
Range of modules during my degree including Dutch, German history, linguistics, accounting & finance, marketing, economics.
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Modules: linguistics, academic writing, advanced grammar, marketing, tandem partner programme (all taught in German), Dutch (taught in Dutch)
Continued writing for the Courier, Newcastle University's student paper, and was named Writer of the Year 2018 -
Activities and Societies: Sixth Form Committee member, German classroom assistant, National Citizens Service, Age UK volunteer
Grade A A-Levels in Geography, German & Maths
Grade A AS-Level in History
Grade B EPQ on education in Nazi Germany
10 Grade A* GCSEs
Volunteer Experience
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General volunteer
Age UK
- 2 years 3 months
Social Services
Volunteered every Saturday for over two years in my local Age UK shop during my GCSEs and AS-Levels, working on the till, sorting and pricing donations, displaying goods on the shop floor. Developed communication skills through customer service & teamwork with staff.
Languages
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German
Professional working proficiency
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Dutch
Limited working proficiency
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