Abbreviations list
NCOP National Collaborative Outreach Programme
SUN Southern Universities Network
CPD Continuing Professional Development
FEC Further Education College
HE Higher Education
HEP Higher Education Provider
OfS Office for Students , higher education regulatory body
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Progression Mentor
Quintiles
SLT
The participation of local areas ( POLAR ) classification groups areas across the UK based on the proportion of the young population that participates in higher education . Member of staff in a college who is funded by SUN to engage with NCOP learners and support higher education progression
POLAR classifies local areas into five groups - or quintiles - based on the proportion of 18 year olds who enter higher education aged 18 or 19 years old . Quintile one shows the lowest rate of participation . Quintile five shows the highest rate of participation Senior Leadership Team
SPoC Single Point of Contact in a target school
SUN Young Researchers
Target Ward
Collaborative project with the Participation People where young people have led on a research project looking at improving the quality and engagement in outreach activity Electoral ward where progression to HE based on GCSE attainment is low , or much lower than expected
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