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GCSEPotential
Student:
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Amassed over 110K followers & 40 million views for my educational content on social media
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Visited over 25 state schools to give tips on exam preparation and study skills
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Run community of 2000+ students on Discord, encouraging collaborative academic growth
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Worked with several educational companies, including Oxford University Press
Awards:
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Winner of The Prime Minister's Points of Light Award
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​Winner of The Diana Award (1 of 16 UK Winners)
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Winner of Young Entrepreneur of the Year (local area)
Business-side:
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GCSEPotential has an advertising branch focused on social media consultancy services
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This is our smallest branch, but it provides useful funding for other projects (covers train fees for travelling to schools for The Potential Program; new tech for videos; etc)​​







The Potential Project
Overview:
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Founded FREE project to support under-resourced students in achieving academic success
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Experimented with several pedagogies (mainly the Socratic Method)
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Supported 40 students from across the United Kingdom
Specifics:
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Led Team of 8 Project Mentors, each mentoring 5 students
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Recruited 20 Subject Mentors to provide on-demand tuition for every GCSE subject
Results:
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Achieved 92% A*- A (on par with the UK's top private schools)
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Ranking would place us 22nd in the UK for GCSE results​
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93% of students stated they have a love for learning, compared to 73% initially





GCSE Chemistry Textbook
Overview:
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Co-authored FREE GCSE Chemistry Textbook with friends
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Designed to combat short attention spans through engaging, relatable explanations
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Distributed over 15,000 digital copies globally
Launch Event:​
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Helped organise & advertise UK's Largest StudyTuber event (200 attendees) in Hyde Park​
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Distributed over 100 physical copies at the event
Funding:​
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Secured £1000 funding from quester.io
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Covered cost of printing textbooks, license for running event in park, etc.
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Also received an internship offer from the CEO
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Senior Head Prefect
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Leader of the School's Student Union
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Secured £28,000 grant from the City of London Corporation for cultural education project
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Represented school at Lord Mayor's Banquet, dining with the Prime Minister alongside other interesting individuals (CEOs, Founders, etc)
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Created The StudySmart Initiative, an academic attainment project, which involved creating an inhouse study website
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Organised Historical Debating Competition against one of the most prestigious schools in the UK (Newham Collegiate Sixth Form)
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Conducted outreach at local schools to encourage applications to our sixth form
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Made curriculum changes with teachers, introducing an AI Ethics unit
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Met with Jeremy Corbyn MP, Former Leader of the Labour Party, to discuss my school, the local area, and climate change education



Football (Soccer)
Individual Awards:
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Captain of Local Football Team for 6 years
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Voted Player of the Year 2x by teammates and coach
Team Awards:
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Winner of 2019 and 2020 Regional Cup
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Climbed from Division 5 to Division 1 during tenure
Other Activities:
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Refereed Girls Youth League for 2 years
Reason for Leaving:​
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Travel to my new school is over an hour; unfortunately can't arrive to training on time!







Thank You


That's all from me!
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With Gratitude,
Daniyaal