A wider aspect of Phase 2 was the importance of strengthening and expanding regional partnerships with greater opportunity for collaborative engagement and sharing of best practice .
Recommendations :
The three core recommendations from this report are based upon : i .
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Partnership legacy building
� Wider engagement in strategic decision making
� Streamlined and improved communication across all stakeholders
� Creating additional opportunities for sharing of best practice
Embedding robust evaluation based on theory and practice
� Evaluation to be embedded across the SUN partnership
� Improved dissemination of evaluation and research findings across all SUN stakeholders
� Additional opportunities for CPD for staff across the network
� Increase in youth led research and evaluation
Engagement activity across SUN stakeholders
� Three core themes to be addressed in all SUN funded activity
� Attitudes and knowledge of FE and HE
� Attainment
� Positive Possible Selves – expectation of aspirations
� Focus on engaging parents and key influencers of young people in HE discussion and decision making
METHODOLOGY
The report gathered data from across SUN stakeholders and a mixed methods approach was used . The range of data collected include :
Primary quantitative data : 1 . Senior Leadership Team ( SLT ) survey responses 2 . Single Point of Contact ( SPoC ) survey responses 3 . SUN Young Researchers survey responses
Primary qualitative data : 1 . SPoC interviews 2 . Further Education College ( FEC ) Progression Mentor line manager interviews
Secondary qualitative data :
1 . Review of wider literature including Government reports , Office for Students ( OfS ) guidance and board minutes , research papers relating to social mobility and widening participation
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