Children's University How you can help us achieve our goals
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

We're clear about what we need to achieve but as a registered charity we need financial support to help us to continue our work and to extend our reach to have a greater impact on the children who could most benefit. Developing our digital platform so that we can reach more children is our current funding priority. It provides our best opportunity to make the greatest impact on the life chances of the children who need us most.

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    In 2019 we launched Children’s University Online. £45,000 would enable us to open access to all children not currently attending one of our Children’s Universit

  • Number of beneficiaries - 8000

    This funding would create a new individual membership model

Geographic reach

  • England: Nationwide
BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

8000

We could reach 8,000 children with one off funding.

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£75,000.00

TIMELINE

Apr 2021 Onwards

Project Outcome Targets

Give 8,000 children who wouldn't otherwise be able to, free access to Children's University Online

Raise £20,000 for ongoing agile development of platform based on feedback from 19,000 current users

Raise £10,000 to enable us to retain our Digital Inclusion Officer supporting users online

Project Activities

  • We run a Passport to Learning programme that has a positive impact on 110,000 children per annum

  • We work with a consortium of 60 local delivery partners incl. Universities and Local Authorities

  • All partners are committed to equality of opportunity for the children in their geographic area

  • We are proven to close attainment gaps between children on Free School Meals and more advantaged

  • Children's University works particularly well when focused on areas of social disadvantage.

Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 4: Quality Education
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

We were evaluated by the Education Endowment Foundation in 2017 and are currently being re-evaluated

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation supported our engagement and inclusion programme and digital developments

Garfield Weston Foundation

Garfield Weston supported our engagement and inclusion programme and digital developments over 3 yrs

Nesta

Nesta funded our Digital Inclusion Officer and secondary school work through their Future Ready Fund

Big Lottery - Awards for All

Big Lottery Awards for All supported the initial development of Children's University Online
OTHER PARTNERS

Education Endowment Foundation

External evaluation of Children's University proved the programme closed attainment gaps in KS2 SATs

Co-op Foundation

Rent in Kind on office space in Manchester to allow us to focus on our development of CU Online