What is it?

The Grit 1-day Workshop is a unique, free, personal development programme designed to give you the best possible start at university and help you make the most of your time at Queen Mary University of London and beyond.

This programme is being offered to undergraduate 1st year, foundation or students starting out on their university experience.

We have two workshop dates for you to choose from - both feature the same content, however one is online and one is in person. Please select only one and ensure you are able to attend for the whole day before signing up.

3rd November - online 10am - 4pm (Zoom)

16th November - in person 10am - 4pm (Lunch and refreshments provided). Venue: Octagon, QMUL, 327 Mile End Rd

Through your attendance, you can:

Develop a strong support network of university friends
Gain new insights into who you are as a person
Look at what it will take for you to be successful at university and achieve what you’re capable of
Understand the support available to you within and beyond the university

Course Details

With our trainers you will explore the 4 key areas, listed below, through a process of listening and sharing:

Connection

Connecting to others within the group, building a powerful sense of community and belonging which can be nurtured and sustained throughout your study period and beyond.

Expectation vs Reality

Investigate the relationship between expectation and reality, how this influences your behaviours and the power of choice.

Goal Setting

Explore the purpose and process of goal setting in relationship to your university experience. Identifying a goal for yourself, breaking the goal down to create an action plan and consider what support might be needed to achieve the goal

Support

Reconsider the concept of ‘support,’ challenging the commonly held deficit-based understanding of support and identifying existing and new support systems available to you as students. As a group you will become a peer support network to each other and will be linked into accountability groups.

This is an exciting opportunity and is a training unlike any other.

“It's really well planned out and an open space for everyone to feel validated in their opinions. Highly interactive and enjoyable, it's an amazing opportunity to think deeper about yourself and what you want to achieve.”

University Student, Grit One-day Programme, 2021

Grit: Build your potential to succeed at Queen Mary