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Monday
12 May
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Get Connected to Your Development Opportunities |
Kick off LAWW by discovering how OPD can support your learning journey at QM. Plus, throughout the week, we’re offering 1-2-1 OPD and Apprenticeship Surgeries where you can discuss your specific development goals with our OPD Specialists. Book your 1-2-1 here. |
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Tuesday
13 May
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Raise Your Mental Health Awareness |
Join our Mental Health Awareness workshop to gain an understanding of the signs and symptoms of poor mental health and learn how to support others with mental illness. Sign up here (or express your interest for future dates). |
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Wednesday
14 May
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Explore the Power of Learning Through Others |
Discover the benefits of learning from others through self-guided learning, including mentoring, coaching, work shadowing, Communities of Practice and more. Experience the impact of coaching firsthand by registering for a Coaching Taster session. |
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Thursday
15 May
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Cultivate a Reflective Practice |
We'll share a self-reflection guide, containing practical tips and models to help you turn everyday experiences into valuable learning moments and develop your own reflective routine. |
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Friday
16 May
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Take Charge of Your Career |
We’ll share valuable resources to help you take charge of your career development, including an opportunity to join our Lunch & Learn: Pathways to Leadership. Sign up here. |
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Learning at Work Week – Day 1: Get Connected to Your Development Opportunities
Welcome to Learning at Work Week 2025!
We’re kicking off the week by helping you discover the many ways OPD can support your learning and development. Whether you're looking to build new skills, explore career opportunities, or simply spark fresh ideas for your personal and professional growth, today is all about the opportunities available to support you in your development.
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Watch our short video – We’re encouraging everyone to set aside at least two hours this week to reflect on their development. This video explains why that’s important, offers ideas on how to use the time effectively, and highlights where you can find support, including the range of opportunities offered by OPD.
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Explore the Flourishing at Queen Mary Toolkit – This toolkit is designed to support you in flourishing at work – helping make meaningful contributions in your current role and/or support you in thinking ahead to your next role.
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Book a 1-2-1 OPD or Apprenticeship Surgery – Do you have specific development goals or questions that aren’t addressed in our video? Our OPD specialists are offering individual consultations throughout LAWW where you can get tailored advice and explore the right opportunities for you.
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Book a Coaching taster session – Coaching can be a powerful tool for growth, offering a space to reflect, gain clarity, and explore new possibilities. Since this week is also International Coaching Week, our Coaching Network has kindly offered to run taster sessions, giving you the chance to experience the benefits firsthand.
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If you have any questions or are curious to learn more about any of the initiatives above – please visit Organisational and Professional Development or contact us.
Learning at Work Week – Day 2: Raise Your Mental Health Awareness
This week is also Mental Health Awareness Week, and this year’s theme Community aligns closely with our LAWW focus on Getting Connected. That’s why today’s topic is how we can build stronger, more supportive connections with our colleagues and ourselves by raising awareness of mental health.
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Take 10 Together at Work – A poster with tips on how to take just 10 minutes to open a supportive conversation with a colleague about their mental health.
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Triggers and Signs of Mental Ill Health – This poster helps you spot the signs that someone might need support with their mental health.
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The Staff Wellbeing page offers information and resources on how to promote your own wellbeing, as well as support colleagues, including details on the Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders, and more.
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Stress, Resilience and Strengths workshop – This session is taking place tomorrow, Wednesday 14 May, 10:00-13:00. Why not book a last-minute place or express your interest for future dates?
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If you have any questions or are curious to learn more about any of the initiatives above – please visit Organisational and Professional Development or contact us.
Learning at Work Week – Day 3: Explore the Power of Learning Through Others
Today, we’re focusing on the power of learning through others – because learning doesn’t just happen in the training room. Often it is meaningful connections that fuel our biggest growth, whether that be through shadowing someone in a different role, gaining insight from a mentor, or joining a Community of Practice to share knowledge and ideas.
Here’s how you can start to get connected through social learning:
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Watch this LinkedIn Learning video to see how connecting with others can boost your development. (Did you know our institutional license gives you access to over 5,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning?) .
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How could you use the power of learning through others to enhance your development? Consider the self-guided learning opportunities below and use the provided links to learn more about each of them:
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If you have any questions or are curious to learn more about any of the initiatives above – please visit Organisational and Professional Development or contact us.
Learning at Work Week – Day 4: Cultivate a Reflective Practice
Today, we’re encouraging you to pause and reflect, because doing so is a great opportunity for learning. Reflective practice is more than just thinking about what happened; it’s a structured way to make sense of experiences, understand yourself better, and using them as a tool for growth.
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Explore our guide on Cultivating a Reflective Practice. Whether you’re new to reflection or are looking to deepen your practice, this guide introduces practical tips and key models to help you develop and deepen your own reflective routine.
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Want to learn more about the topic? Why not explore some of the reflective practice resources on LinkedIn Learning.
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If you have any questions or are curious to learn more about any of the initiatives above – please visit Organisational and Professional Development or contact us.
Learning at Work Week – Day 5: Take Charge of Your Career
Today is the final day of Learning at Work Week 2025, and it's all about taking charge of your career development. Whether you're exploring new opportunities or looking to grow in your current role, this is the perfect time to reflect on where you are professionally and envision where you’d like to go next.
To help you reflect on your next steps, explore the resources below:
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Lunch & Learn: Pathways to Leadership – While leadership roles aren’t the only way to progress your career, they are a path many consider. Today’s Lunch & Learn explores Pathways to Leadership, our suite of programmes to support you at each stage of your management career, no matter your role. The session is taking place at 12:30-13:30 today, and you can still sign up if you haven’t already.
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Introduction to Career Planning for Professional Services Staff – Join us on 17 June for an interactive workshop that will help you clarify your career path, assess skills, discover development opportunities, and identify resources to help you move forward in whatever direction your career aspirations take you.
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Professional Services Career Development – Explore our Staff Guide, which is intended to help you understand and support your personal journey at QM, while our Manager’s Guide provides guidance on how to work with and support staff in their career development.Plus, to learn more about the diversity of career journeys of Queen Mary staff, explore the PS Career Development Case Studies.
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Thank you for taking part in Learning at Work Week 2025. We hope you found the resources and sessions useful and are feeling inspired to take ownership of your learning journey. For more opportunities and further development options, please visit Organisational and Professional Development or contact us.
