The Benefits for children
Read the full evaluation report carried out by Professor John MacBeath of the University of Cambridge.
The Executive Summary shows the following conclusions
•“…Children’s University pupils attend better by virtue of the activities which enhance their school experience.
•Children’s University pupils achieve better by
virtue of renewed self-confidence in their own potential.
virtue of renewed self-confidence in their own potential.
•Children’s University
pupils enjoy learning more because they extend their repertoire of interests and
see learning in a new light…”
pupils enjoy learning more because they extend their repertoire of interests and
see learning in a new light…”
•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-attendees
•Children’s University provides a safe haven and models positive relationships
•Pupils and teachers testify to life changing experiences
•Opportunity costs’ are high for children in disadvantaged areas who do not attend Children’s University
•Certificates, credits, Passports To Learning and graduations are valued incentives and rewards
•Children’s University provides an environment for self-driven, confident and collegial learning
•University settings help to inspire and raise aspirations for children, and their parents
•Children’s University has helped to “make learning a reality beyond academic studies”
