Your induction timetable
Induction Day BA Primary Education Work Based Route (one year)
About the session
Welcome to work-based route BA Primary Education. We're looking forward to introducing your new programme – we'll get to know each other while sharing information about your new modules.
Please note that the course will run on a Thursday for 2026/27.
Plan for the day
- 9am - 12.30pm - Welcome, induction form, timetables, modules, submissions, library
- 12.30pm - 2pm - Lunch and travel to Orleans House Art Gallery
- 2pm - 3.30pm Gallery visit and start of Module (Learning Outside the Classroom
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
- Please read chapter 6 of the SEND Code of practice and consider how does the SEND CoP emphasise the importance of the individual child?
- Research a local area of interest close to where you live. Think about how this might be used as a trip for children to support their understanding of the local community.
- Read pages 5 and 6 of the National Curriculum and the purpose of study for each subject. Identify any common themes between the studies of subject and make short notes.
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.