Charlie Ashton
Charlie is a passionate humanities tutor at Premier Tutors. He graduated from Shore School as Dux achieving an ATAR of 99.90 and ranking 10th in NSW for Modern History. Charlie is an experienced and personable tutor with a first-hand understanding of maintaining a balance between academic and co-curricular endeavours. Charlie is currently studying at the University of Melbourne on the Chancellors Scholarship.
Results and qualifications
- ATAR: 99.90
- State Ranks: 10th in NSW for Modern History
- School: Shore School (Dux, School Prefect, Academic Scholarship (2018-2023))
- University: University of Melbourne
- Subjects: Modern History (97/100, 1st at Shore), Economics (97/100, 1st at Shore), English Advanced (96/100, 1st at Shore), Mathematics Extension 2 (90/100, 8th at Shore), Mathematics Extension 1 (95/100, 10th at Shore)
- Sporting Achievements: Combined AAGPS Swimming team, Combined AAGPS Water Polo team
Approach to tutoring
As a humanities specialist, Charlie’s tutoring philosophy centres around bringing a formulaic approach to subjects that can prove dauntingly open-ended for many students. He first ensures his students have a comprehensive understanding of the subject material before guiding them through a consistent and reliable essay structure. Additionally, Charlie aims to improve his students’ results by helping them improve their study and revision strategies so that they can be more efficient with their time.
Charlie encourages his students to be vocal during their lessons, as such an approach is vital for gaining a better understanding of a student’s strengths and weaknesses. In making his students active participants in all lessons, he develops their flexibility and comfort in adapting ideas to unseen questions. Finally, he encourages students to regularly submit work for feedback, helping them build confidence as they approach their exams.
Biography
Charlie grew up in Bronte, Sydney, attending Randwick Public School from Kindergarten to Year 6. After receiving a full academic scholarship, he attended Shore from Year 7 to Year 12.At school, Charlie balanced ambitious academic goals with heavy sporting commitments, making combined AAGPS representative teams for both swimming and water polo. In the classroom, he possessed a strong passion for learning, developing a specific interest in Modern History and Economics. Charlie has continued to pursue these interests at the tertiary level, currently studying a bachelor of Commerce majoring in Economics along with history-oriented breadth subjects.
In his spare time, Charlie loves to swim, participating in ocean swims as well as swimming casually. He volunteers as a surf lifesaver at Bronte Beach and works as a swimming instructor. Additionally, he is actively involved in college life at Trinity, representing the college in intercollegiate and social sporting teams.