Welcome to Children’s University

A national charity hosted throughout Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk by respected Multi-Academy Trust, Unity Schools Partnership. It offers an outstanding programme of personal development proven to positively impact attendance and promote a love of learning in all children.

At Children’s University, we believe that learning doesn’t just happen in the classroom. Our mission is to inspire children to discover new interests, develop new skills, and have fun while learning outside of school. Whether you’re exploring a museum, joining a sports club, or creating art from nature, every adventure counts towards your learning journey.

Children’s University is a great way to:

Offer exciting learning opportunities outside the classroom

Reward pupils for their participation in extracurricular activities and voluntary learning

Elevate confidence, independence and readiness for learning

Improve attendance and attainment

Raise aspirations for children and parents

Increase parental involvement in learning

Foster and sustain a strong sense of community

Raise awareness of Further and Higher Education and the opportunities it provides

Support your Ofsted requirements, Character Education, Pupil Premium Agenda, School Improvement Plans, PE and Sports Premium, Careers Strategy and enrichment provision

How Does It Work?

Children’s University has a long history of working in partnership with to develop a love of learning in children. We do this by working with schools to encourage children to engage with and participate in extra-curricular learning and activities both inside and outside of school. This learning is recorded, either online or in specially designed Children’s University Learning Passports (provided by us).

Together we celebrate the children’s achievements, from the first 30 hours, right the way up to 1,000 hours of learning, with a wonderful celebratory Graduation ceremony at the end of each academic year.

The impact of these activities, along with the additional life skills the children gain, is proven to bring positive, high impact results, which is why we’re committed to engaging, inspiring and empowering children whilst creating a level playing field of opportunity and opening access to children of all backgrounds.