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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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
After the successful TEDxYouth@Bargate 2019, the Southern Universities Network (SUN) ran a second event in January 2020, showcasing nine amazing speakers including Natasha Devon MBE, and Shwetal Shah …
The Service Children’s Progression (SCiP) Alliance and six Uni Connect Partnerships including the Southern Universities Network (SUN) have developed a brand new toolkit to support young people from …
The University of Essex-based Uni Connect partnership, Make Happen, are hosting an online event for students and parents of students with declared disabilities The event called ‘SEND yourself …
Award-winning television presenter Ayo Akinwolere will share the secrets of his career success with South Yorkshire teenagers during an online festival next month. The award-winning broadcaster and Sheffield …
Ipsos MORI, an independent research organisation, has been appointed by the Office for Students to evaluate Phase 2 of the Uni Connect programme (previously known as NCOP). As …
From today (Monday 6th July 2020) Clearing is live and with this year comes Clearing Plus, the shiny new tool from UCAS. This year UCAS estimate that there …
In October 2017 I met Mr Davis, a teacher at a school located within a small town in the Black Country in the West Midlands. I had recently …
