Children's University: PtII

A report back from the Children's University Graduation that Get Sorted attended at the beginning of last month.

On the 8th July Get Sorted went to the Children's University at Magna to promote our services. Get Sorted has already provided some activities that children have used to earn credits towards a CU Certificate. National Children’s University certificates  are awarded on three levels - CU Undergraduate, CU Postgraduate (where tangible outcomes of learning are expected, such as displays and publications) and CU Doctorate (where children are expected to act as ‘Leaders of Learning’ for others) - to 7 to 14 year olds who have taken part in learning activities and experiences outside normal school hours.

Get Sorted's involvement with the CU has grown out of the Go For It programme run by Rotherham Extended Services. Go Fo It "provides the opportunity for eligible children and young people to take part in up to 2 hours of out of school activities per week and up to 30 hours during holiday periods." The programme was so popular that it was decided to develop it into a Children's University.

After the 'provider briefing' Get Sorted hope to be a full provider in September, providing more 'out-of-hours' services to the young people who come to Get Sorted and helping them to progress through the CU's National Certification Scheme.