Exploring PGTA Challenges through Coaching and LEGO Serious Play, 15 Oct 2026 [in-person]

Thursday 15 October 2026, 1:30pm to 3:30pm [in-person]

Using LEGO® Serious Play®, participants will build a model to represent a challenge they are currently facing in their PGTA role, then adapt their model to explore possible ways of overcoming this challenge. Through dialogue and guided coaching, participants will consider different perspectives, identify a goal and record practical actions they can take to support their development, build confidence in their teaching and enhance student learning. The small-group format creates space for collaborative reflection and shared learning. The workshop is delivered by a qualified coach who is also a certified LEGO® Serious Play® practitioner. 

In this workshop you will:

• Explore challenges and opportunities in your PGTA role using LEGO® Serious Play®
• Engage in a guided, reflective process that supports focused thinking and discussion
• Identify a clear goal and next step to take forward in your practice

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to

• Experience LEGO® Serious Play® techniques to explore and communicate ideas.
• Recognise how models and metaphors can tell multiple stories and reveal different perspectives.
• Reflect on challenges as a PGTA and consider possible ways to address them.
• Translate insights from their model into an actionable goal.

Who should attend

PGTAs

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What adjustments related to disability/neurodiversity would enable us to improve our interaction with you? Email us here to let us know about any adjustments related to this workshop (this link should open a pre-populated email in Outlook which you can add your answers to before sending it to us, if not please contact r.haughton@ucl.ac.uk)