I very much enjoyed visiting your club and I was most impressed with your organisation and the quality of the activities. I am delighted to be able to validate your organisation.

- Gill Hall, CU Manager

The Children’s University aims to promote social mobility by providing access to high-quality out-of-school hours Learning Activities to children aged 7 to 14, engaging the wider communities as Learning Destination partners in this process.

At the heart of their work is their ambition to raise aspiration, boost achievement and foster a love of learning.

An important principle of the Children’s University is that participation is voluntary and it is intentionally something other than school – with a different feel, different activities and often taking part in a different location.

Alongside our work with 7 to 14 year olds they have extended our reach to 5 and 6 year olds where involvement requires a degree of demonstrable active engagement by parents, carers and the wider family: the concept of volunteering to this younger age group is clearly very different to that of the older children and a greater degree of grown up guidance and support will be needed.

The ultimate testament to the effectiveness of the Children’s University is that, with an expanding Child Membership, they know that children are motivated to give up their time to attend and with the comments and recommendations of parents, teachers, learning providers and the children themselves, we know they are engaged and inspired too.

Children’s University Students will now be able to claim one hour per week at ICA Sports FC, just ask you coach to sign your passport at the end of your session.