FOR ERM LONDON/ANGLO AMERICAN:PROOOFREADER - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
1971 Cambridge English Grad. 2:1 + Cert. Ed.
1973-1993 Teaching Examining JMB ENGLISH LANG +LIT
1993-2006 Editor "The Parish Notes"
2006-7 Proofreading Course Diploma Institute of Copywriting
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22 May 2007: Mike Willott as been able to give me confidence to improve my pass rating for my work on my history degree level two by 15/20% Iam most sincerley gratefull for his support and I will continue to use his expertise in future.
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After 20 years' English teaching culminating in Head of Department at a 1600 Wolverhampton Comprehensive with 12 in the Department, I took early retirement to edit my father's Parish Notes. On the success of that - 20,000 copies worldwide - I helped other author's and poets self-publish diverse books - recipes, poems, autobiographies, short stories. Recently I have increased my expertise by doing a commercial proofreading course, and I am currently studying for the Institute of Copywriting Diploma Course. MY most recent task has been to make corporate sense of a complex document for Anglo American, a South African mining firm. Also I have edited a children's book for www.TRAFFORD.
Employment History
(May 2007 & ongoing)
FOR ERM LONDON/ANGLO AMERICAN:PROOOFREADER
UPTON MAGNADetailed, complex corporate international document proofread and made consistent in very short space of time for ANGLO AMERICAN.
(Jan 2007 & ongoing)
Tutor
TelfordHelping this spirited mature student at Wrexham University improve her basic English over the 40% hurdle to enable her to be rewarded with a History degree.
(Nov 2006 & ongoing)
Editor
OswestryChildren's writer helped to self-publish with print on demand book that had to be submitted word-perfect and picture-perfect to www. TRAFFORD.com
(Sep 2006 & ongoing)
SOLE AGENT; PROOFREADING, EDITING, COPYWRITING
SHREWSBURYCentre town wordsmith/wordsman jack of all word trades, doing press releases, advertising, editing web pages, editing short and long books, publishing, distributing, writing my own stuff etc. £25 ball-park hourly rate, though different jobs can be negotiated for customers' needs and capacity to pay: this job supplements a modest teacher's pension.
(Oct 2008 to Nov 2008)
Proofreader + Content advisor for doctorate
Birmingham(Mar 2008 to Mar 2008)
Editor
Much WenlockEdited the Director's Book about Business Philosophy.
(Nov 2007 to Mar 2008)
Proofreader
USAProofreading and 'Englishing' EU documents for Brussels
(Sep 1993 to Sep 2006)
SOLE AGENT:EDITOR
SHREWSBURYTurned my father's village notes into three first class books, with illustrations by award-winning Andy James. 20,000 copies distributed world-wide, from very humble Dorset then Shropshire beginnings.
(Sep 1982 to Jul 1993)
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
HIGHFIELDS SCHOOL,, WOLVERHAMPTONExamining course-work was the most intense preparation for assessing English writing of all kinds from all races and all abilities - helping people improve their communication, vocally and on paper - giving confidence.
(Sep 1998 to Aug 1992)
SECRETARY + PUBLICITY
SHREWSBURY RUGBY CLUB, SHREWSBURYGot advertisers for the programme, sponsors for the Club and handled the mailing list of members.
Professional Qualifications
2.1 ENGLISH DEGREE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 1972
DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION WITH DISTINCTION CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 1973
PROOFREADING COURSE
DIPLOMA OF COPYWRITING INSTITUTE OF COPYWRITING currently working on
Education
(Sep 1968 to Jun 1973)
SELWYN COLLEGE
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP ENGLISH
CHORAL SCHOLARSHIP
LEADER OF COLLEGE ORCHESTRA VIOLIN
COLLEGE RUGBY & ROWING
2.1 ENGLISH DEGREDE
DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION ENLISH WITH DISTINCTION
(May 1962 to Dec 1968)
HAILEYBURY & ISC
7 O levels; 4 A levels (3 As and a C)
Academic Scholarship; music Scholarship
Several Academic prizes
Head of House;College Prefect
EDITOR OF THE HAILEYBURIAN 1966
(Sep 1960 to Jul 1962)
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
Music and Academic scholarships
Captin of rugby
Head of School
Head Chorister
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Education and Research
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- English (Languages)
- French (Languages)
- Language & Linguistic Research (Further Education)
- Teaching (Further Education)
Marketing/Advertising/PR
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Media & Creative
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- Newspaper Editing (Editing)
- Page & Book Layout
- Proof Reading (Editing)
- Sub-editing (Editing)
- Website Editing (Editing)

