Hear from our participants
University Students
Anisha
Care experienced [add] (Leeds)
Arshaaq
Arshaaq was in his second year at the University of Wolverhampton when he took part in a Grit programme.
David
International post grad [add](Westminster)
Chloe
Armed Forces, First in Family [add] (NTU)
Carl
BLP [add] (Manchester)
Fana
Refugee, BLP [add] (Exeter)
Bethany
Employability [add] (NTU)
Mia
Mia was repeating the first year of her medical degree at the University of Exeter when she participated in a Grit 1-day workshop.
Kenisha
Kenisha was in her second year at the University of Greenwich when she did a Grit Programme.
Alexandra
Foundation year, Commuter [add] (Hull, not Leeds)
Nico
Marture [add] (Cardiff)
Matthew
Neurodivergent, first in fam [add] [Aberystwyth]
Ian
Postgrad [add] (Strathclyde)
University Staff
Yolanda
Yolanda, a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, took part in a Grit programme training staff to coach Black students across the faculty.
Beatrice
Associate professor [Add] (Leeds)
School Students
Nile
Nile was a pupil at a school in Sheffield when he took part in an Access to University programme in 2023.
Kawtar
School student [Add] (West London)
School Staff
Chris
Teacher [keep] (Warwickshire)
Sophie
Support Team [Add] (Portsmouth)
Local Authority Staff
Paula
Virtual School [add] (Kent)
Emma
Comissioner [Keep] (Cumbria)
Rodney
Rodney was a Social Worker at the LB Haringey Young Adults Service when he did a Grit Programme
Lee
Senior Manager [add] (Nottingham)
Partners
Simon
“The first thing I tell other businesses about Grit,” says Octopus Group CEO, Simon Rogerson, “is, get involved!