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State of the Nation 2023
Children's University Trust's State of the Nation reports are the culmination of an annual research project looking at everything we know about learning beyond the classroom in modern Britain.
They are a series of evidence-based reports examining the impact of what goes on beyond the classroom on the lives of children and young people. Based on extensive data collated from bespoke digital platform, Children's University Online, the aim of the reports is to inform and improve provision by providing educators, policy makers and stakeholders of all kinds with a broad set of insights about the current state of learning beyond the classroom in contemporary Britain.
Our 2023 reports are informed by data from:
- 70,000 children
- 19,400 activities
- 704,000 hours of recorded participation
Since 2021 our State of the Nation Reports have offered up an analysis of over 1 million hours of participation in learning beyond the classroom.
You can download the reports in one single document here
Or you can read individual sections below.
Helen O'Donnell is CEO and Director of Partnerships of Children's University Trust. Download her introduction to the 2023 State of the Nation reports by clicking the image below.
This introduction forms part of our extended set of State of the Nation Reports. To download the full set of reports as one document, click here.
This report provides a profile of the activities available for children and young people and how they engage with learning beyond the classroom. When we talk about provision, this is based on the profile of 19,400 activities that have been quality assured and registered as part of the Children's University programme. All activities are categorised and tagged with skills data, cost, and additional metadata linked to the Gatsby Benchmarks. When we talk about participation, this is an analysis of over 704,000 hours of participation in these activities by 70,000 children. Download the 2023 State of the Nation Provision and Participation Report by clicking the image below.
This report forms part of our extended set of State of the Nation Reports. To download the full set of reports as one document, click here.
This report provides a profile of the impact of learning beyond the classroom on the use and development of essential skills. Children's University is a proud member of the Skills Builder Partnership and this analyses provision and participation based on the skills associated with activities beyond the classroom. This report also evidences the link between participation in learning beyond the classroom and skills use and development, as well as highlighting the correlation between what children do from as young as age 5, and skills levels recorded in working-age adults. Download the 2023 State of the Nation Skills report by clicking the image below.
This report forms part of our extended set of State of the Nation Reports. To download the full set of reports as one document, click here.
This report takes look at the impact that learning beyond the classroom has on children and young people. Anecdotally and personally we all know the difference that time well spent beyond the classroom can have on our lives, yet this report robustly and rigorously demonstrates the impact that participation in activities beyond the classroom can have, based on academic research, data, and the voice of children themselves. Download the 2023 State of the Nation Impact Report by clicking the image below.
This report forms part of our extended set of State of the Nation Reports. To download the full set of reports as one document, click here.
All of the reports that make up the 2023 State of the Nation reports are based on data and evidence gathered by Children's University. No other organisation takes as broad an approach to learning beyond the classroom as Children's University and the data we gather straddles the spheres of home, school and community learning. This report gives a more detailed breakdown of the children and partners that inform our insights. Download the 2023 State of the Nation Children's University: Reach Report by clicking the image below.
This report forms part of our extended set of State of the Nation Reports. To download the full set of reports as one document, click here.
Children's University publish our annual State of the Nation Reports with the intention of our insights being used to inform and improve opportunities for children and young people. We strategically share our data in these reports with those we know can make a difference to children, including peer organisations, educators and policy makers. This report contains links and recommendations we wish to flag to partners and policy makers. Download the 2023 State of the Nation Links and Recommendations Report by clicking the image below.
This report forms part of our extended set of State of the Nation Reports. To download the full set of reports as one document, click here.
Past reports and further reading
Children's University Trust first published a State of the Nation report in 2021. You can download past reports and further information below.
Our 2022 reports were informed by data from:
- 50,000 children
- 12,000 activities
- 310,000 hours of recorded participation
Read the full set of reports here or by clicking on the image above
Alternatively, click on the sections below to read each of the reports
Here is our 2021 State of the Nation Report in full and in summary.
Children’s University Online (CUO) is the bespoke digital platform built to add value for all stake holders engaged with learning beyond the classroom. It is the user data from this platform that informs our State of the Nation Reports. You can read an overview of the platform here.
