Your induction timetable
League Managers Association live coaching session + Q&A
- Date: Thursday 17th September
- Time: 9am-12pm
- Location: Teddington Lock classroom 1 / 3G pitch (View campus map)
About the session
Watch a live coaching session from an experienced LMA member/former manager*. Watch a masterclass on the pitch and then have the opportunity to ask questions about their coaching career in the professional game. *Details of the attending member will be circulated shortly before the session.
About the session
Meet with ‘Community Athletic Solutions' (CAS) representatives who are experts in placing coaches into roles across the United States. CAS is actively seeking undergraduate and postgraduate students to take up roles throughout 2027, whether this be a placement or summer internship. All roles are paid and coaches will receive full support from CAS to access visas, accommodation, and travel whilst in their roles.
Programme induction
- Date: Thursday 17th September
- Time: 2pm-5pm
- Location: Online (link will be emailed separately) (View campus map)
About the session
Meet staff and students, hear some SMU history, and begin programme induction – this includes IT and Moodle demonstrations, so it's worth bringing a laptop and having your MySMU and Moodle activated already.
Make sure to read our Performance Football Coaching welcome brochure.
University-wide induction
Your Welcome Week timetable
Try some of the welcome activities and socials on campus during 14-18 September. From fitness to freebies, they're great ways to settle into university life.
Be sure to join your Faculty induction and social activities:
Tuesday 15 September
- 1-4pm - Faculty induction: Faculty of Sport, Technology and Health Sciences (G5 and G7)
- 4-6pm - Faculty social: Faculty of Sport, Technology and Health Sciences (1850 Bar)
Wednesday 16 September
- 1:30-3pm - Faculty induction: Education (G7) and Arts (Waldegrave Drawing Room) only
- 1:30-3pm - Faculty team building activity: Business, Law and Theology only (The 1850)
- 3-4:30pm - Faculty induction: Business, Law (G7) and Theology (N44) only
- 3-4:30pm - Faculty team building activity: Education and Arts only
- 4:30-6pm - Faculty social: Faculty of Arts, Business, Law, Education and Theology (1850 Bar)
Find out why we're rated Gold in student experience (2023 Teaching Excellence Framework).
Join one of the mandatory Student Essentials sessions in Welcome Week
These are a warm welcome and introduction to different faces you’ll see at the university, plus essential info about support services, health and safety, the code of conduct, and ID cards.
Complete the two mandatory Learning Modules online
St Mary's University is committed to creating a safe, respectful and inclusive environment for everyone.
All students must complete this Harassment and Sexual Misconduct online training module on your Moodle accounts by Friday 30 October 2026 and further information can be found on the module webpage.
Please note, to access the above module you will need to Log into your University Office 365 account and set up multifactor authentication (need MFA help?), so you can log into University services. You can then use your student email address – [Your student number]@live.stmarys.ac.uk – for Office 365 and University systems.
It’s worth noting, after you enrol there’ll be a short delay until your modules appear in Moodle, our virtual learning environment.
Pre-induction tasks
You'll get a 'summer reading' list to include introductions to staff, modules and open access content selected by programme staff – you'll get this from the course leader in August.