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SMALL PROJECT FUND: YOUNG CARERS BOURNE FUTURES

WITH THE SUN’S SMALL PROJECT FUND INITIATIVE, THE BOURNE ACADEMY WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR YEAR 9 AND 10 YOUNG CARERS. We hoped to offer additional careers support …

New Research Published by The Southern Universities Network

STUDENTS WHO ENGAGE IN A 1:1 SESSION WITH A SUN PROGRESSION MENTOR ARE MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR FUTURE CHOICES One-to-one (1:1) sessions offer direct personalised information and advice …

ESTRANGED STUDENTS SOLIDARITY WEEK

During Estranged Student Solidarity Week 2022 (21 – 15 Nov), the SUN hosted the Estranged Students CPD Conference. The conference was held as part of the Uni Connect …

Uni Connect Estranged and Kinship Students Partnership

In May 2022, a number of Uni Connect Partnerships formed a working group to collaborate with Stand Alone to develop a package of CPD and resources for practitioners …

CFE FINDINGS 2021-2022

SUN have published the findings from the CFE survey completed by students from schools within theSUN region. The CFE provide national evaluation of the Uni Connect Programme. The …

TEDXBARGATEED CALL FOR SPEAKERS

Would you like to talk at TEDxBargateED taking place in November? The virtual event is for education professionals celebrating the achievements of educational practitioners over the last 18 …

Discover Your Future

Teachers: Thinking of things to do in tutorials? Why not take a look at our new free quiz website?! Discover Your Future is an exciting new addition to …

SUN WIN PROVIDER OF THE YEAR AWARD

The SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES NETWORK HAS BEEN AWARDED ‘PROVIDER OF THE YEAR’ AT THE EMPLOYERS BUILDING FUTURES AWARDS 2021 Presented by Enterprise M3 and The Careers & Enterprise Company, …

SUN Mindfulness Offer

The Southern Universities Network (SUN) recognises that in order to support young people’s progression onto higher education, activities to boost wellbeing and resilience are vital. Nadia Morad (SUN …

Academic Resilience Approach

In 2017 and 2018, a group of SUN staff completed training with YoungMinds to become Facilitators of the Academic Resilience Approach (ARA). The ARA has been co-produced by …

Students Rise to the Challenge

Pete Thompson – SUN Project Leader The SUN Virtual Festival of Industries continues to link students with employers throughout the pandemic. The SUN Virtual Festival of Industries are …

BlendEd programme supports teachers with free CPD

BlendEd is a programme of free professional development and resources for teachers to support blended learning pedagogy. BlendEd helps teachers, school leaders and other educators design effective teaching …