Castleford College
Selby College
Wakefield College

School Partnerships

Children’s University

The Heart of Education Group runs the Wakefield Children’s University and the Selby Children’s University.

The Children’s University is a charity that works in partnership with schools to develop a love of learning in children. We do this by encouraging and celebrating the participation of 5-14 year olds in extra-curricular activities in and outside of school.

Children are given their own ‘Passport to Learning’ in which they are encouraged to collect hours of learning towards awards for 30, 65 and 100 hours of learning.

Schools

The Children’s University works with schools to encourage their pupils to take part in learning activities outside their normal school hours.

Children & Parents/Carers

It’s easy to become a member of the Children’s University - you can do this through your child’s school.

Individual Members

If your child’s school is not a CU partner, or if your child is Home Educated, you are able to become a member of the Children’s University on an individual basis.

How to Use the Children’s University Online Dashboard

Learning Destinations & Activities

If you are interested in becoming a Learning Destination, please visit www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/get-involved/learning-providers and complete the online form. You will then be contacted to complete your validation and will receive a welcome pack with everything you need to get started with us.

By joining us as a Learning Destination you will:

  • Help us to provide high quality activities to children in the District.
  • Be invited to attend a number of events at our college throughout the year.
  • Have the chance to advertise your activities online and in our quarterly newsletter.

Learning Destinations must provide activities which children take part in voluntarily, are outside of normal school hours and suitable for ages 5-14. You can email us your recommendation to or you can direct the activity provider to the following link - www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/get-involved/learning-providers where they can sign up directly.

All validated Learning Destinations are on the CU Trust website and you can search by area or activity name. This is handy if you are travelling outside of the area and would like to know if there’s any Learning Destinations in the area you are going to.

If you would like any more information, please contact a member of the Children’s University team at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group on 01924 789746 or email childrensuniversity@heartofyorkshire.ac.uk.