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Beyond the classroom
Kamal Sameer
What other roles do you have at Seaford?
I’m a Prefect. I enjoy helping others. It can be stressful but it’s always a rewarding experience. I was expecting the interview to be stressful but it was a nice and relaxing experience - it was calming.
Recently I got the role of Head of the RAF section in the CCF. I need to make sure that all the resources are in the right place and teach new recruits in Year 10 and 11 what to do. I’m in constant communication with the head of the section.
It’s a bit of work but enjoyable. I enjoy leadership and I love the military aspect. I enjoy teamwork. I feel like a role model to a certain degree. I set the right example.
Tell us a little about the Young Enterprise that you took part in.
I want to go into business so it was really helpful for me. My father has a business in renewable energy. I’d like to work for him.
I’d also like to start my own business in my gap year after A Levels. It will be an investment firm specialising in crypto- currencies. There’s a gap in the market there. I’m doing some trading at the moment – I create a strategy each day for how I want to trade. It can be tough working it around school but I like looking for patterns. I’m good at analysing.
As Managing Director for the Young Enterprise I wanted to take charge. It developed my leadership style. To start with I was very autocratic and dictatorial because I needed to be to get things going. As it went on I needed to be more democratic. I learnt a lot from that.
There were a few issues that I had to resolve; that was hard but a good experience.
I was disappointed that we came second in the competition as I have high expectations for myself.
It was a good learning experience. I’ve learnt how to deal with my business next year. I’ve also learnt about my own personality. I’ve had to learn to delegate.
Some on the team in particular developed really well. They were willing to get into it. Willing to work and to support me. If they had an issue they would talk to me; we worked well as a team.
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