Formative evaluation of Uni Connect phase three: Pre-16 attainment raising activities’ report and will be issuing a press release alongside it (please see an embargoed copy attached).

The key findings of the report include:

• All activities received a high percentage of very satisfied/satisfised ratings from schools surveyed as part of the evaluation 
• Activities focused on study skills, non-academic barriers, and the ways learners can self-monitor and purposefully direct their learning, ranked the highest with 94 per cent, 93 per cent, and 96 per cent satisfaction respectively 
• Most school staff surveyed (82 per cent) would continue to engage with attainment-raising activities in the long term and most thought that the attainment-raising activities would contribute to positive outcomes for young people 
• Of those surveyed, 91 per cent agreed/strongly agreed that it would lead to improved confidence, 76 per cent agreed/strongly agreed it would lead to improved educational attainment and 70 per cent agreed/strongly agreed it would reduce the attainment gap between learners.

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