Mia Ashby-Rudd

Passionate leader skilled in unleashing potential in others. Reflective learner willing to advocate for change. Team player committed to deliver results. Zest for experiences to build connections and learning.

• Podcasts including “Talking Politics: History of Ideas” and TED Talks
• TED Talks
• The Times (Matthew Parris)
• “This Changes Everything” by Naomi Klein
• “Prisoners of Geography” by Tim Marshall
• “The Economic Naturalist” by Robert H. Frank
• “Dr Strangelove’s Game” by Paul Strathern
• Oxford’s “Very Short Introduction” Series
• “Plato to Nato” by Brian Redhead
• “Think” by Simon Blackburn
• “The Puzzle of Ethics” by Peter Vardy & Paul Grosh
• “The Social Animal” by David Brooks
• “Becoming” by Michelle Obama
• Talking with Serial Killers” by Christoper Berry-Dee
• “Talking with Serial Killers” by Christoper Berry-Dee

• October 2021: Researched and wrote Baynham Essay Competition entry: “How far do you agree that Hobbes’ work on ‘The Social Contract’ between sovereign and people was a revolutionary product of its time?”.
• January 2022: Researched and presented to yr10 scholars: “Does society create criminals- the nature vs. nurture debate”.
• February 2022: Researched and wrote New College of Humanities Essay Competition entry: “How prepared is the international community to tackle the current environmental crisis”.
• October 2022: Asked to present ‘Does society create criminals- “the nature vs. Nurture debate” to the whole school as part of the “Festival of Ideas”.
• Attend monthly SMAC talks where I participate in debates around the topics presented.
• Invited to attend “Heretics”- an exclusive society where we debate, with viewpoints from different subjects, topics such as “The meaning of life” or “Is time merely a social construct”
• Attend “Phillipa Foot” (Philosophy and Theology) society weekly. Receive talks from philosophers/ theologians (such as William Lane Craig) and then question/ debate.

Field Hockey (goalkeeper):

• Recent Stats: Barcelona Tour 0.882 save percentage (October 2022)
• Selected for Dorset County aged 14 however chose not to continue due to an unsatisfactory playing standard.
• Final 16 in England Hockey Schools National Cup (2021)
• Dorset county schools U14 (2018), U16 (2020) and U18 (2022) champions.
• First player in my year-group to represent the school at 1st Team level aged 14.
• Full Hockey Colours.
• Highfield School ‘A’ team hockey (2013-18)
• Haslemere Hockey Club (2016-18)
• Bournemouth Hockey Club respective U14, U16, U18 and ladies 1st team goalkeeper.

Equestrian:

• Ride, train and compete horses
• Petersfield Pony Club teams (Eventing, show jumping, dressage, cross-country etc.) (2014-2020)
• Competed British Eventing (BE) (2017-2021)
• Produced/ trained 4 year old event horse (2019-2021)

Tennis:

• Represent Canford 1st Team Tennis and have been part of the Tennis ‘performance squad’ since 16 (only 2 from my year group chosen) having played for both U14 and U15 ‘A’ Teams 1st Pair.
• U14 Dorset county schools U14 champions.
• Weekly tennis sessions (2008- present)
• Highfield School ‘A’ team tennis (2012- 2018)

Other Sport:

• 2013-18: Highfield School ‘A’ team netball
• 2016-18: Played for Haslemere netball club
• 2013-2018: Highfield School ‘Swim Squad’ A team
• 2013-present: Keen Swimmer
• Avid Skier/ Snowboarder