{"id":135,"date":"2025-09-08T15:46:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newman.ac.uk\/welcome\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2025-09-18T15:18:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:18:27","slug":"headstart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newman.ac.uk\/welcome\/headstart\/","title":{"rendered":"Headstart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"margin-top:0;min-height:500px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-blue-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/newman.ac.uk\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Student-welcome-in-the-quad-scaled.webp\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Student welcome in the quad\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"17% 40%\" style=\"object-position:17% 40%;\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignleft\" style=\"min-height:375px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-blue-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newman.ac.uk\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/2025-WUSCA-West-Midlands-University-of-the-Year-Winner.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:40px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);min-height:100px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-blue-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-b7bffe56 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color alignwide wp-elements-60357b299c3efa9442271c6e358149d3 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-focus-color\">Headstart<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-lime-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HeadStart Bookings for September 2026 &#8211; CLOSED<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-4-font-size\">Welcome to Birmingham Newman University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HeadStart is a programme of activities and events for students and ran from Monday 1 to Friday 5 September 2025 on campus and online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is an opportunity for new students to get used to their new university, and to settle in early on. It is designed to make students feel \u2018at home\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why attend HeadStart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HeadStart helps our students find out more about the Newman experience, and feel prepared for the year ahead:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meet other students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find their way around the campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find out about the support available to help our students succeed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start getting comfortable with their new lifestyle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HeadStart schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The times of the sessions are below; sessions are a mixture of online and on-campus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are thrilled to welcome you to our vibrant community. Starting university marks an exciting new chapter and so much lies ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step into university life with confidence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-5-font-size\">At Birmingham Newman, community is more than just a concept; it\u2019s our foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HeadStart Bookings for September 2026 &#8211; CLOSED Welcome to Birmingham Newman University. HeadStart is a programme of activities and events for students and ran from Monday 1 to Friday 5 September 2025 on campus and online. 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