Your induction timetable
Introduction to the Education Foundation Year
About the session
Welcome to St Mary's and information about the course, tutors, timetable, and support from personal tutors
Building community
About the session
Team building activities
University-wide induction
Your Welcome Week timetable
Try some of the welcome activities and socials on campus during 16-20 September. From fitness to freebies, they're great ways to settle into university life.
Pre-induction tasks
1. Introduce Yourself video
As a way to reflect on your choice to join St Mary’s, please make a short video on Flipgrid to introduce yourself and answer the following questions.
- Why have you chosen St Mary's University?
- Why have you decided to study this Foundation Year course and what do you hope to get out of it?
The video should be shorter than two minutes.
Please note: Log-in to Flipgrid using the Microsoft button and your St Mary's email address. Access the flipgrid group page.
2. Watch this TED Talk
Watch Every Kid Needs a Campion by Rita Pierson.
3. Choose a children's book to talk about.
Find a children's book that reflected an aspect of your beliefs and ideas, one that you read as a child. Please come prepared to talk about the book and why you have chosen it.
Here's an additional pre-induction programme for students in the following categories. If you feel you'd benefit from additional support, you're eligible to apply to Get Set for Success:
- Students who've previously been eligible for free school meals
- First generation students (the first in family to go to university)
- Estranged students (students no longer in contact with their families)
- Care experienced students (students who have spent some time in local authority care)
- Students who are carers
- Students from Gypsy, Roma, or Traveller (GRT) backgrounds
- Students with academic qualifications other than A-levels (BTEC, diploma, etc)
- Refugees and asylum seekers
Find out more about Get Set for Success or contact getsetforsuccess@stmarys.ac.uk.