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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 …

BLOG | FE @ HIGHBURY CAMPUS

PROGRESSION MENTOR BLOG | DECEMBER 2021 By Abi MacPherson, Progression Mentor @ City of Portsmouth College This term at our Highbury Campus, students across multiple sectors have been introduced …

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 …

The long shadow of deprivation

A recent report by the Social Mobility Commission finds that social mobility in the UK is a postcode lottery Increasing social mobility has long been a priority for …