Children’s University Annual Conference 2008 Highlights

1. The national Children’s University first annual Conference Thursday 11th and Friday 12th December 2008 Shrigley Hall, Cheshire

3. Drop the Pink Elephant Bill McFarlan Managing Director The Broadcasting Company

4. Rapid Information Exchange Part 1

5. Rapid Information Exchange Part 2

6. Children’s University - Past, present and future Ger Graus Chief Executive

7. Aims and Targets 2007-09 • 30 local CUs in England • 300,000 hours of learning per year • quality assurance frameworks developed • national certification • national identity established • a wide range of partnerships developed

8. Main Achievements 2007-09 • 40 local CUs in England and working with a further 17 local CUs designate Also ... • 19 local CUs in Wales and 3 planned • 1 local CU in Scotland (Aberdeen) and 1 planned (Glasgow) • 1 in Cyprus

9. Children’s Universities PlannedChildren’s Universities

10. Main Achievements 2007-09 • £1.1 million project funding awarded to 35 CUs in England and Scotland generating £2.1 million additional funding directed at local CU provision • 585,000 hours by 50,000 children for 2008-09 in England

11. Main Achievements 2007-09 • ‘Planning for Learning’ published and ‘Planning for Excellence’ ready by April 2009

12. Main Achievements 2007-09 • national certificates launched

13. Main Achievements 2007-09 • CU managers’ meetings and conference • local CU deployment, collaboration and support • membership established • www.childrensuniversity.co.uk • national study support partnership (DCSF) • CU UK and EUCU.NET

14. Main Achievements 2007-09 Working with ... Validation framework, research and evaluation by ... and ... and ... Working with ... Quality assurance by ... In partnership with ... Working with ... Living at ... and ... Working with ... and ... Funded by ... Funded by ... Funded by ... ... and the ‘Friends of the Children’s University’ ...

15. Main Achievements 2007-09 and local partnerships with: • higher and further education • local authorities • schools • study support partners • business, community and voluntary sectors

16. And ... • ‘Passport To Learning’ and ‘Learning Destinations’ developed and trialled

17. And ... • ‘First National Evaluation’ published

18. Key Developments 2009-11 • membership • local CUs and children • 100 CUs in England • 100,000 children for 1 million hours • 100% of ‘graduation’ ceremonies in or with universities • research inclusion of 5 to 7 year olds • national and local sustainability: • what do I get and how much does it cost?

19. Key Developments 2009-11 • Possible access to project funding for start-up, expansion and emergencies • National certification • ‘Passport To Learning’ and ‘Learning Destinations’ • Validation of learning (‘Planning for Learning’) • Quality assurance (‘Planning for Excellence’) • Website www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/CUname • Email address forename.surname@childrensuniversity.co.uk • National research and evaluation through Leadership for Learning • Partnerships and networks at a national and local level • A partner in a national voice for out-of-hours learning • Attendance at CU managers’ meetings • Training by national CU and partners

20. Key Developments 2009-11

21. Key Developments 2009-11 • communication • national meetings and conference • regional meetings • news updates • website(s) development/emails • (forename.surname@childrensuniversity.co.uk) • ‘pick-up-the-phone-anytime’

22. Key Developments 2009-11 • partnerships • affiliation (through ‘Planning for Learning’/‘Learning Destinations’/‘Passport To Learning‘) • Museums, Libraries, Archives and Galleries (MLA) • Natural England • National Trust • Playing for Success

23. Key Developments 2009-11 • curriculum development • British Shakespeare Company • RSC • Shakespeare 4 Kidz • RNCM • Imagineering Foundation • ‘Museum in the Street’ • CU support for the Arts, Maths and Science • focus on progression, extension and mixed age provision • local CUs leading the way

24. Key Developments 2009-11 • higher and further education • strengthening links and developing partnerships (including the NUS and Teacher Training) • mentoring • national Mentoring and Befriending Foundation: • development of a national framework • parents as mentors • CU UK (Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales)and EUCU.NET • association agreements

25. Key Developments 2009-11 • national evaluation • Leadership for Learning – University of Cambridge (Fischer Family Trust) • ‘Planning for Excellence’ (with QiSS) • April 2009 publication • new CUs/funded CUs: ‘Emerged’ status within 12 months • existing CUs: appropriate status within 2 years

26. Key Developments 2009-11 • ‘Passport To Learning’ (and ‘Learning Destinations’) • children as CU members: how will it work and what does it cost? • 100,000 members • £2 per passport (to cover local/national costs) • locally managed (with local discretion re FSM)

27. Key Developments 2009-11 • record of participation: • in CU validated (therefore: quality) learning (out of school hours) • (in the direction) from personalised to independent learning @ CU ‘Learning Destinations’

28. Key Developments 2009-11 • ‘Planning for Learning’ - “…doing it for the kids…” • how will it work and how will we know?

29. Key Developments 2009-11 National Evaluation

30. Key Developments 2009-11 • national CU training and training the local CU ‘validators’ • www.childrensuniversity.co.uk: • register of ‘Learning Destinations’ (and register of national CU ‘validators’)

31. Validating Learning Professor John MacBeath Leadership for Learning, University of Cambridge

33. And finally ... Ger Graus Children’s University