Failure of lead institution to provide satisfactory management
OfS ceases to fund the partnership , due to lack of achieving satisfactory progress against milestones and targets Monitoring and evaluation is insufficient to judge progress or enhance quality
Data protocols and security are breached
Safeguarding of children and young people is insufficient
Duplication of outreach activities with established outreach programmes
Disruption to activity due to external forces ( e . g . COVID 19 )
Management Group to include WP leads from each university , and reps from colleges . Operational group to include Project Leaders from each University . Clear agreed action plans in place for the partnership with designated responsibilities for each partner . Peer review and / or external audit process which provides check on governance information / data . Review , evaluation and monitoring of progress against consortium milestones / targets and re-direct approach if necessary . Methods of monitoring and evaluation to be agreed by partners and peer review by CFE and other Uni Connect partnership . Research and Evaluation team appointed by lead institution to focus on monitoring and evaluation . Data protocols agreed collaboratively and written into partnership agreements . Advice and guidance from HEAT to be used when developing data sharing protocols for schools and colleges . CPD delivered for Uni Connect staff by both the SUN and employing university or college . Safeguarding policies and procedures to be as consistent as possible across delivery partners , but in line with own institutional policies . Regular CPD arranged for Uni Connect staff . The partnership is committed to a practice of self-reflection to ensure that the programme delivered through the Uni Connect avoids duplication and complements the work of individual institutions and outreach activity delivered by other organisations . The proposed Uni Connect infrastructure will ensure key colleagues possessing strategic development responsibility within partner institutions are engaged in the planning and decision-making processes of the programme . This will provide further assurance that planned Uni Connect activity provides additionally for young people in the OfS target wards . The SUN has created a monitoring and evaluation response plan to address the impact of disruption to the programme ( e . g . COVID 19 ). The Head of SUN will also review this evaluation plan on a regular basis ( 3-4months ) to ensure objectives reflect the context of the programme . The Head of SUN has produced a Business Continuity Plan which the SUN staff will follow in the case of an external incident