Ben Maslen
Coventry,Warwickshire
Summary
I am mainly driven by two factors. Learning and helping.
Since I have been struggling with health all my life, I have had to learn how to cooperate with circumstances and how to improve myself without the easy way.
I am driven by learning now so I can become wiser later on to apply myself more and more adequately to increasingly difficult tasks, which I am not afraid to take on. Visual/interactive learning for me is so incredibly vital that it can go hand in hand with my university degree. I want to work in government and policy, so I feel constantly learning and trying now will pay off in the future.
Helping is also very critical for me as I not only find joy in it, but it can benefit long term to build relationships, and allows me to work more closely with associates and colleagues for mutual benefit.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work history
Association Assistant + Activist
Coventry Conservatives
Coventry, Warwickshire
2026.01 - Current
I am in constant contact with the Deputy Chairman Political of the Coventry Conservatives to apply myself for hands-on, physical experience helping out with organising campaigns, editing promotional videos, and creating posters for events.
While I have only volunteered recently, I am committed to this new, fresh experience and more hands-on engagement with the Conservative Party. This experience is truly motivating me to play further roles because it is going beyond campaigning.
While I am mainly a campaigner, I am not afraid to stand in local elections, even as a paper candidate, because I see the rewards of trustworthiness, being proactive and being committed.
Activist
Conservative Party
Oxford, Oxfordshire
2024.02 - Current
My first campaign session for the Conservative Party was in my home constituency of Oxford West and Abingdon during the 2024 General Election. It was with the Conservative MP candidate, Rinay Vaniga.
Ever since then, I have been an active campaigner for the Conservative Party, helping local councillors with their campaigns and getting them elected, including one I worked on a lot, called James Plumb.
I have been canvassing, knocking on doors, leafletting, speaking to local voters about issues, and, most importantly, meeting new people.
Summer Intern
Abingdon Town Council
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
2024.08 - 2024.09
Communicated with town councillors on installing new equipment around the local area, including play equipment for children.
Because I was volunteering under the councillors, I also gained experience at the local museum in Abingdon
I definitely will remember the Town Council experience because it helped me bounce ideas off of different people with different views from mine. In the end, I was actually credited with offering a new perspective that was better than originally planned for play equipment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History and Politics
University of Warwick
Coventry 2025.10 -
A-Levels - Politics
City of Oxford College
Oxford, Oxfordshire 2023.09 - 2025.06
A-Levels - History
City of Oxford College
Oxford, Oxfordshire 2023.09 - 2025.06
A-Levels - Sociology
City of Oxford College
Oxford, Oxfordshire 2023.09 - 2025.06
GCSEs - Maths
City of Oxford College
Oxford, Oxfordshire 2022.09 - 2023.06
GCSEs - English
City of Oxford College
Oxford, Oxfordshire 2022.09 - 2023.06
GCSEs - History
City of Oxford College
Oxford, Oxfordshire 2022.09 - 2023.06
GCSEs - Sociology
City of Oxford College
Oxford, Oxfordshire 2022.09 - 2023.06
Homeschooled
Oxford, Oxfordshire 2020.09 - 2022.09
GCSEs - Geography
City of Oxford College
Oxford, Oxfordshire 2022.09 - 2023.09
Skills
Resilience
Determined
Lateral Thinker
Adaptive
Critical Thinker
Analyst
Patient
Proactive
Curious
Researcher
Communicator
Strategic Planning
Resourceful
Team player
Conflict Resolution
Extra Curricular
Attended the Warwick Economics Summit 2026, which included speaker talks, including the CEO of the Financial Times, and Political Correspondent of Sky News, Jon Craig.
This is about the extra courses/fields of study I undertook by myself at home with no qualification.
During COVID and a year out of education entirely, I taught myself History and Politics because of my own fascination, which inspired me to take these subjects for A-Level and Degree. But I also wanted to understand these subjects as well for my own use: economics, philosophy, psychology, and human geography.
I simply wished to pursue these areas of interest for myself with no qualification awarded. It was out of classroom time, with no assistance, just me.
I was a member of the British Youth Council, taking part in campaigns, including voting at 16 (before it was shut down).
I have started writing my own historical essay about Napoleon's invasion of Egypt (for no qualification. I'm doing it for my own research).
Timeline
Association Assistant + Activist
Coventry Conservatives
2026.01 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - History and Politics
University of Warwick
2025.10 -
Summer Intern
Abingdon Town Council
2024.08 - 2024.09
Activist
Conservative Party
2024.02 - Current
A-Levels - Politics
City of Oxford College
2023.09 - 2025.06
A-Levels - History
City of Oxford College
2023.09 - 2025.06
A-Levels - Sociology
City of Oxford College
2023.09 - 2025.06
GCSEs - Maths
City of Oxford College
2022.09 - 2023.06
GCSEs - English
City of Oxford College
2022.09 - 2023.06
GCSEs - History
City of Oxford College
2022.09 - 2023.06
GCSEs - Sociology
City of Oxford College
2022.09 - 2023.06
GCSEs - Geography
City of Oxford College
2022.09 - 2023.09
Homeschooled
2020.09 - 2022.09