Children’s University

Enrich Education delivers Children’s University across Knowsley, St Helens, Halton, Salford and Trafford. There are over 60 schools running the programme across these five areas of the North West. There are thousands more schools participating across the UK.

The Children’s University Charitable Trust has been operating since 2007 and since then it has grown in popularity due to the simplicity of the message and the impact it has in raising the aspirations and self-confidence of participating children.

The programme culminates in a full graduation ceremony, which celebrates children’s commitment to extra-curricular learning. (See the video below for a look at our Graduation Ceremonies).

When a school signs an annual Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Enrich Education, this effectively registers all of its pupils to have the chance to take part in Children’s University for that year. The SLA includes all the necessary support and tools to launch, administer and promote the programme, as well as the school’s own graduation ceremony at the end of the year. This includes the provision of everything that goes into the ceremony, such as caps, gowns, certificates and photographs.

Participating pupils need to achieve 30 hrs of validated extra-curricular learning in order to receive the first National certificate – a Bronze Award. They can then continue to strive for higher certifications throughout their learning journey with Children’s University.

For more information about how Children’s University works please visit the national website www.childrensuniversity.co.uk and for information about how your school can sign up please use the Contact section of this website.

If your school is already running Children’s University, there are lots of things you can do to support your children achieving through the programme. Encouraging them to participate and commit to attending the extra-curricular activities available at their school would be an ideal first step. There are also a multitude of validated ‘Public Learning Destination’s’ you can visit with your children, such as museums, galleries and local clubs. Children can gain stamps in their Children’s University passports which will equate to learning credits and ultimately contribute towards them reaching national award levels. For example, Bronze Award requires 30 hours of extra-curricula learning throughout their involvement in the Children’s University.

If you would like your child to participate in Children’s University, but their school is not yet involved, please pass on our contact details to the relevant members of staff and we would be happy to explain the benefits of the programme to them in more detail.

To see what validated activities are available in your area, please visit the search page on the Children’s University website.

Enrich Education also run additional enrichment activities for our local Children’s Universities and information about these events will usually be promoted through participating schools.