GRIT Services.
Refer a Young Person to GRIT
Professionals can refer individual young people aged 11–24 into our service for tailored 1:1 coaching or the GRIT Programme. Our flexible, early-intervention support helps young people build confidence, improve wellbeing, and re-engage with life when other services may be at capacity.
School Services
Bring GRIT Into Your School or Setting
We partner with schools, colleges, and alternative provision settings to deliver in-house support throughout the academic year. From regular 1:1 coaching to group workshops, we offer consistent, high-quality input that integrates with your pastoral and wellbeing provision.
By collaborating with schools, colleges, universities and alternative education services, we aim to empower young people to navigate life’s pressures and achieve personal and academic success, unlocking their full potential for lasting wellbeing.
Delivered in your setting throughout the academic year to ensure consistency and long-term support, our 1:1 coaching and group sessions help young people aged 11-24 build resilience, confidence and life skills. We can also support those struggling to attend school too.
I really enjoyed GRIT it was the only thing I looked forward to in the week, and it’s quite amazing how different I look at certain situations and try and help not to be a part of a bad situation.
A Young Person
The GRIT Programme supports up to 14 young people for 2 hours per week over 12 weeks per term.
Acting as a form of alternative provision, it offers a tailored approach for those who would thrive outside of a traditional school environment. The programme combines boxing with health and wellbeing coaching enabling a young people to build confidence, resilience and practical life skills to help them navigate challenges and make positive life changes. The GRIT Programme can take place at our gym in Hitchin, subject to availability or in your organisation’s setting.
1:1 Coaching offers personalised, one-to-one sessions with a qualified coach.
These sessions focus on setting individual goals, addressing personal challenges, and developing strategies to thrive academically and socially. It provides a safe and supportive space for young people to explore their personal growth, manage stress, and build self-esteem.
*Coaching is available in-person or online.
The Rumble
Small Group Boxing Sessions (known as the Rumble) provide a dynamic and interactive space for students to work together, building teamwork and emotional resilience. These small group sessions focus on peer support, communication, and developing coping strategies for handling challenges both in and out of school.
Group size will be up to 8 young people.
Small Group Art Sessions offer a creative and therapeutic outlet using our Four Corners Method for young people. Through guided art activities, students can explore their emotions, enhance their self-expression, and develop problem-solving skills in a nurturing environment.
Group size will be up to 8 young people.
GRIT’s Peer Mentoring Programme trains and supports students to mentor their peers creating self-sustaining wellbeing support in your setting.
The Peer Mentoring Programme is a strategic investment in creating a school culture that champions mental and emotional wellbeing, peer leadership and emotional intelligence. By training both students and school staff in GRIT’s unique mentoring framework, rooted in our Four Corners Method, we build the foundations for a sustainable, in-house support network that continues long after the programme ends. It offers targeted, one-to-one peer support, helping students build confidence, develop life skills, and work towards personal goals in a safe and supportive environment.
Holiday Workshops offer engaging sessions during school breaks to introduce new life skills or reinforce existing ones.
These workshops include coaching and team-building activities, helping young people connect with peers and continue their personal growth in a fun, supportive environment.
Please contact us below to find our more information about our services and how we can bring our services into your setting.
*Please note that if you have a young person registered with a GP in Hitchin, Whitwell, Letchworth, Baldock or Ashwell, they can avail of our services free of charge via our partnership with the NHS. Please mention this when you contact us.
GRIT Programme
The GRIT Programme is our flagship 12-week programme for young people aged 13–18, running after school at our gym in Hitchin.
Taking place at the start of each academic term, it offers a mix of non-contact boxing with health and wellbeing coaching in a fun, energetic, and supportive environment.
Up to 14 young people take part in the sessions led by our GRIT coaches, including at least one trained boxer, to build confidence, resilience, and self-awareness through movement and meaningful conversation.
Each session mirrors the rhythm of a boxing match and is split into two parts or ‘bouts’.
- Bout 1 focuses on movement, using non-contact boxing and boxing-based fitness to help release stress, boost energy, and shift difficult emotions.
- Bout 2 moves into a less energetic, reflective coaching space to explore important life skills like understanding emotions, setting boundaries and connecting with personal values.
1:1 Coaching
I feel like I have my daughter back, she is happy again and talkative instead of the shadow of herself that would sit in silence staring into space, obviously she still has episodes but I feel we can talk about them now and her panic attacks seem to have fizzled out, you can see she still has issues sometimes but she has learnt how to deal with them better.
A parent
For young people who need a more personalised approach, we also offer 1:1 coaching sessions.
Sessions take place in a safe, supportive space and are guided using our Four Corners Method to help young people work towards their own goals – whether that’s building confidence, managing stress, improving focus, or navigating life’s challenges.
While non-contact boxing may be included in these sessions, it’s not essential. Young people who may not see themselves as boxers or have any interest in boxing are still very welcome to access our 1:1 coaching. What matters most is having an open mind as physical movement can help unlock emotions and offer new ways of understanding yourself.
Sessions are always tailored to the individual and can take place in person or online.