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Students transition through, not just into, university

Apr 18, 2024 | wonkhe.com | David B. Woolley |Jim Dickinson |Jon Down

When the Princess of Wales visited NTU back in the autumn, she participated in a new starter “Welcome Workshop.”Co-designed and co-delivered with student mentors – and using the Grit approach – these sessions encourage new students to share experiences and expectations, to build confidence, proactively manage their wellbeing and raise awareness of the wide range of support networks available to them.
Recognising the individual: re-thinking engagement and the staff-student relationship in personal tutoring

Feb 13, 2024 | hepi.ac.uk | Jon Down |Rachael O'Connor

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Rachael O’Connor (LinkedIn), Associate Professor in Legal Education and Academic Lead for Personal Tutoring at the University of Leeds, and Jon Down (LinkedIn), the Director of Development at Grit Breakthrough Programmes. Grit delivers intensive personal development and coaching programmes in universities across the UK.
Beyond Employability part 2: We know more than we can tell

Sep 18, 2023 | hepi.ac.uk | Jon Down |Doug Cole

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Dr Doug Cole SFHEA, Associate Director – Academic in Employability Services at Nottingham Trent University, and Jon Down, Director of Development at Grit Breakthrough Programmes. Grit delivers intensive personal development and coaching programmes in universities across the UK.
Great Expectations: Myth and the Student Experience

May 5, 2023 | hepi.ac.uk | Jon Down |Ellie Garraway

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Jon Down, Director of Development and Ellie Garraway, CEO, of Grit Breakthrough Programmes. Grit delivers intensive personal development and coaching programmes in universities across the UK. In his recent HEPI blog, Leo Hanna outlined the dangers of students’ expectations not matching up to reality: wasted opportunities for non-continuing students, lost revenue and reputational harm to institutions.
Beyond employability

Apr 3, 2023 | hepi.ac.uk | Jon Down |Doug Cole

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Dr Doug Cole, Associate Director – Academic at Nottingham Trent University (@DougFCole), and Jon Down, the Director of Development at Grit Breakthrough Programmes, which delivers intensive personal development and coaching in UK universities (@grit_2017).
The Heart of the Matter: Student Loneliness and Belonging

Feb 10, 2023 | hepi.ac.uk | Jon Down

This blog was contributed by Louise Banahene (PFHEA) MBE, Director of Educational Engagement at the University of Leeds, and Jon Down, Director of Development at Grit Breakthrough Programmes. Grit delivers intensive personal development and coaching programmes in universities across the UK. Of the findings from the HEPI / Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey for 2022 it was that nearly one-in-four students feel lonely ‘all’ or ‘most’ of the time.