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Get Involved

Whether you’re a school, a parent, activity provider or just keen to support us, there are many ways to get involved with Children’s University.

Parents and children

Parents and children

Children's University is currently running in over 1,000 schools across 66 local authority areas in England. Children typically sign up to Children's University through their schools. 

Schools

Schools

There are so many reasons to get your school involved in Children’s University. The Education Endowment Foundation has Children’s University listed as a promising project; our focus on activities beyond the classroom is a great fit for Ofsted’s new focus on character development; and our digital platform, Children’s University Online, can support your school with skills development and reporting against the Gatsby Benchmarks.

Learning providers

Learning providers

Children's University works closely with all kinds of learning providers and activity leaders to offer children the widest variety of opportunities. In order to offer a consistent quality of activities we undertake a quality assurance process to validate these opportunities to confirm they meet certain standards.

Become a Children's University

Become a Children's University

Children’s University is a national movement that is co-ordinated across the country by partner organisations. These partners include Local Authorities, Universities and FE Institutions, local charities and other social enterprises. Our local Children’s Universities work with schools, children and other learning partners in their areas to help us reach over 110,000 children each year.

Downloadable Activities

Downloadable Activities

Activity sheets to complete at home.

Here are some activities and challenges you can download and complete at home