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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 …

BLOG | Bournemouth and Poole College Visit to AECC University College

PROGRESSION MENTOR BLOG | January 2023 By Beth Hartless SUN Progression Mentor On 1 December 2022, Bournemouth and Poole College’s SUN Progression Mentor organised for the Level 3 Health and …

BLOG | IoW College Motor Vehicle trip to Brooklands College

PROGRESSION MENTOR BLOG | December 2022 By Feiron Walsh SUN Progression Mentor On the 29 June 2022, students from the Motor Vehicle Programme at the Isle of Wight College …

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 …

BLOG | Higher Education in Further Education

PROGRESSION MENTOR BLOG | November 2022 By Jack Traylen and Sophie Coward, SUN Progression Mentors Colleges work together to support students’ next steps Within the Southern Universities Network …

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 …

BLOG | Peter Symonds College Oxford University Trip

PROGRESSION MENTOR BLOG | October 2022 By Bel Pertwee, Careers Advisor and SUN Progression Mentor @ Peter Symonds College On Thursday 17 March, 25 SUN and Outreach Hub …

BLOG | IoW College Animal Care visit to University Centre Sparsholt

PROGRESSION MENTOR BLOG | SEPTEMBER 2022 By Feiron Walsh and Anna Philpot, Progression Mentors On Monday 4 July 2022, Feiron Walsh (SUN Progression Mentor, Isle of Wight College) visited the University …

Uni Connect programme reaches one million young people

Research & Evaluation BLOG | 5 October 2022 By Uni Connect Uni Connect partnerships across the nation are excited to share recent news from programme funders, the Office for Students (OfS), …

BLOG | TEDI @ FAREHAM COLLEGE

PROGRESSION MENTOR BLOG | AUGUST 2022 By Sophie Coward, Progression Mentor @ Fareham College With the support of SUN Progression Mentor Sophie at Fareham College, three students were successful in …

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 …

BLOG | Made Training @ RTSFC

PROGRESSION MENTOR BLOG | JUNE 2022 By Jazz Pateman, Progression Mentor @ Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Richard Taunton Sixth Form College recently had the pleasure of welcoming Danny Ward …