Why have a Children's University?
Benefits of Children’s University
KCU provides :
- Opportunities to target vulnerable, under-achieving groups of
children
- Activities registered under the umbrella of a nationally
recognised scheme
- Transition opportunities for both infant & junior and
junior & secondary schools
- Improves community cohesion, promoting working with local
partners
(e.g. local libraries and country parks.)
- Guaranteed high-quality learning activities as demonstrated due
to KCU being the only CU to hold QiSS Advanced status
Impact of Children’s University –
A National Evaluation by the Fischer Family Trust and Prof. J
MacBeath, University of Cambridge
- Being in the Children’s University
significantly improves school attendance
- Achievement is significantly better at Key
Stages 1 to 3 for children who participate in Children’s
University compared with non-attenders
- The further children engage with children’s university the
better their attendance and achievement
- Children’s University provides an environment
for self-driven, confident and collegial learning
- Children’s University provides a safe haven and models
positive relationships
- Using university settings helps to inspire and
raise aspirations for children and parents