the SUN partnership . As mentioned in the success section of this report , partnership development is seen as a cornerstone of NCOP and has been welcomed by staff across schools and colleges .
Communication is , again , a core part of successful strengthened and expanded partnerships and many schools and colleges highlighted this in their suggestions for SUN planning for Phase 2 .
Recommendations for Phase 2 and Outreach Hubs
The final section of this report combines feedback and suggestions from the previous sections and makes use of secondary research and reports .
Where evidence has been gained from research or reports , footnotes have been included to provide a link directly to the original source – please note that some links may not be available to all due to journal article access .
Office for Students aims and objectives for Phase 2 :
1 . Reduce the gap in higher education participation between the most and least represented groups 2 . Support young people to make well-informed decisions about their future education 3 . Support effective and impactful local collaboration by higher education providers working together with schools , colleges , employers and other partners 4 . Contribute to a stronger evidence base around ‘ what works ’ in higher education outreach and strengthen evaluation practice in the sector .
The last section is split into the following :
1 . Overview of suggestions for Phase 2
2 . Recommendations in the following core areas : a ) Partnership legacy building b ) Embedding robust evaluation based on theory and practice c ) Engagement activity across SUN stakeholders
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